notice; attention; observation
society; public; community; social studies
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
hard worker; hardworking person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
finding employment; getting a job
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
then; well; so; well then
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
environment; surroundings; circumstances
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive