hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
powder snow; powdery snow
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
chance (of success); odds
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
decision; settlement; definition
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
existence; possession; having; limited company
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)