to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to gather; to collect; to assemble
underworld; underside of society
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
society; public; community; social studies
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
vice; immorality; corruption
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
ago; since; before; previous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to differ; to vary; to disagree
young person; youth; young
to collect; to assemble; to gather
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure