selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
the same generation; coeval
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
absorption; suction; attraction
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
human relations; personal relationships
isolation; being alone; being friendless
study; pursuit of knowledge
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
conscious; deliberate; intentional
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
society; the world; the times
abuse; misuse; perversion
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
being disliked by everyone
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
several years; a few years
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year