youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
cargo; freight; money or assets
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
in session; in progress; under way; open
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
putting in other words; rephrasing; rewording; paraphrase
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
(bulb) syringe; dropper; fountain pen filler; eyedropper
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to put one's life on the line