meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
suited figure; person in a suit
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
coincident with; while; simultaneously
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to become pale; to turn pale
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
several minutes; a few minutes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
class meeting; classroom assembly
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
tradition; legend; folklore
speech; words; one's lines; remarks