essence; true nature; substance; reality
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to refer to; to use as reference
early (days); initial stage; initial
occasional; infrequent; rare
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
family; members of a family
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
a few years ago; some years back
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
stimulating; exciting; provocative