here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
soon; shortly; before long
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
joint struggle; common (united) front
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
rather than; more ... than ...
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs