funny story; funny anecdote
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
emperor (of Japan); mikado
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
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.)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to begin; to set about; to start
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization