act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
no side (rugby); full time; end of game; post-fight mutual praise; reconciling
trembling or quavering voice
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
predation; eating prey; preying upon
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
senior high school student
to say; to be pleased to say
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to take on a role; to take part
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
mask; disguise; guise; mask