assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
a question of whether or not someone should resign
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sense of duty (obligation)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
speculation; thinking; meditation
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
unseasonable; out of season
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
(police) detective; criminal matter
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to sniff out; to get wind of
high rice field; very fertile rice field
depending on; dependent on
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
process; course; mechanism
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
moderator; host; chairman
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful