to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
middle of the night; dead of night
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
residing; living; dwelling
military officer; naval officer
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to accept; to receive; to agree
himself; yourself; herself
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
about; concerning; related to; -ish
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
getting on board; sailor; seaman
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy