to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unprecedented; never seen before
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to sniff out; to get wind of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wherein; therein; thereinto
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
selection; choice; picking out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
materials; data; document
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch