early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after school (at the end of the day)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
second-year student; biennial
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
when it becomes; when it comes to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to cut into (a conversation); to interject