looking pale; looking unwell
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
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
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
hard worker; hardworking person
secrecy; highly classified information
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to keep secret; to conceal
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
abuse; misuse; perversion
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
disclosure; exposure; revelation
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
very likely; very probable
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
stairs; stairway; staircase
interior; inside; internal
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize