to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
metre; meter; meter; gauge
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
way of speaking; intimation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I have nothing to do with it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
hey there; I say; see here
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover