period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to press against each other; to huddle together
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
results (of a study or investigation)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to get going; to start off