selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
processing speed; handling speed
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
making efficient; optimization
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
overheating; overexcitement
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
battlefield; battleground
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sports ground; playing field; playground
card game (played with a French-suited deck)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name