the other day; a few days ago
incident; affair; happening; event
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
individual; private person; personal; private
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate 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
match; game; bout; contest
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)