to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
such ... as; or some such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
such; this sort of; like this
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
don't you think?; indicates question
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
contrary to one's expectations
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up