social networking service; SNS
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
condition; state (of health); appearance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
society; the world; the times
indirect bragging (esp. on social media; by casually showing off something bragworthy as if it were unintended)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
abstention; nonparticipation
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
on one hand; on the other hand
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy