to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to run around; to bustle about
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
many; much; plenty; hardly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
complete change; about-face
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to quit one's job; to resign