private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
temporary truce; ceasefire
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
to lie down; to throw oneself down
in proportion to; just as much as
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be helpful; to be useful
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
probability; likelihood; chances
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to need; to demand; to take; to require
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
simple and clear; plain and simple