activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
middle and high-school students
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
no sleep or rest; working day and night
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
steady advance; carrying all before one
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to become desperate; to give way to despair
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
succession; continuation; series; sequence
in the meanwhile; during the time
European countries; European nations
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to have a drink; to grab a drink
popular person; favorite; favourite
elopement; running away with a lover