vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
after that; afterwards; thereafter
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
ago; since; before; previous
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to face on; to look out on to
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
other than; excluding; without
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
clearing one's throat; cough
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
changing clothes; change of clothes
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
something; some kind of; for some reason
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin