to spread rumors; to spread rumours
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
action; operation; effect; function
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care