some people; a few people; several people
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
going around; patrol; round; tour
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
use; utilization; utilisation; application
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
back street; back alley; slums
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
financial muscle; economic clout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(political) administration; political power
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
than; from; out of; except; but; more
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move