because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that; the matter in question
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
already; now; no longer; not any more
individual; private person; personal; private
military force; military strength
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
continuation; succession; series
arrest; apprehension; capture
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
organization; organisation; forming
preface; introduction; preamble
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
clearing one's throat; cough