specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
net news; network news; Usenet
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
gradually; slowly but steadily
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
apparent; obvious; very clear
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
man; male; masculine gender
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
bashful; shameful; ashamed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to read smoothly; to skim
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)