to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
many; numerous; various; large number of
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
one by one; one after another; successively
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
desperately; for one's dear life
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
otherwise; or else; if not
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
course; route; path; process; means
crowding together; grouping together; swarming; crowd; group; swarm
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to concern; to be related
slight; little; insignificant
critical moment; do-or-die situation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade