one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
reason for being; raison d'être
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to tumble down; to roll down
all (there is); as long as there is
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to communicate; to commune
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
senior high school student
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
alteration; falsification; faking
to be able to manage somehow or another
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
sincere; earnest; serious