(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
human rights; civil liberties
society; public; community; social studies
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
everything; anything; nothing
settlement; solution; resolution
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one by one; one each; one at a time
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
thunderstorm; thundershower
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
dark clouds; black clouds
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
comment; criticism; critique; review