public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
historic; historical; traditional
horseplay; fooling around
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
headquarters; head office; main office
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to have a meal together; to sit at table
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
near; nearby; not far off
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to take measures (against); to take steps
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
event; phenomenon; matter
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
disorder; chaos; confusion
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve