fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to make sense; to be meaningful
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
society; the world; the times
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
looking depressed; long face
everything; anything; nothing
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
emotional scars; mental trauma
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to watch over; to watch attentively
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
outsider; someone outside of a group
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
every place; various places
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
ongoing; in progress; afoot
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
each nation; many nations; many countries
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
thousands; several thousand
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)