contemporary life; present-day life
strange; mysterious; queer; weird
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
celebratory banquet; feast
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; centre back
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
member of a theatrical troupe
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things