other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
modesty; humility; being humble
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
tenement house; row house
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
race (of people); type of person
consists of; comprises; is made up of
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances