watchful waiting; careful supervision
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
national border; provincial border
rebellion; great uprising
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
directing; orienting; orientating; guiding; aligning
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
in the morning; during the morning