to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
of great promise; with a promising future
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
ardent; passionate; vehement
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to ask; to enquire; to query
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look away; to avert one's eyes
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
sympathy; empathy; response
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away