Gilbert starts to sense that something nefarious is afoot. While the agency feared "Something nefarious might be afoot", it took no further action. Rousseau now decided that there was a conspiracy afoot to defame him. Hunting afoot seems to be particularly prevalent among immatures. But there is yet another financial interloper afoot. However, there is also evil afoot. It is implied that there is something afoot here. The move towards decimalization was afoot for over a century. Rumors are afoot of Maetel becoming its new Queen. Now afoot, they come upon an isolated farmhouse. But mutiny was afoot among the lower orders. However, weightier matters are afoot. In Napoleonic times there was once again much afoot in Nordhorn. General Thomas put the plan afoot immediately upon taking command. Elizabeth particularly favoured the Trinity and annually proceeded afoot from Moscow to the cloister.