to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
but; however; provided that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
alone; by oneself; on one's own
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; like that; that sort of