lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
schoolgirl; female student
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even though; despite; when
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
surrounding at a distance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
relatively; comparatively
closely-guarded secret; top secret
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
messenger; envoy; emissary
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)