to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
unique; individual; original; unusual
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
advanced level; high grade; senior
that is to say; so that means
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
random; unintentional; unintended
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
incineration; destroy by fire
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
production (e.g. play); direction
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
serious; severe; grave; acute
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
by all means; no matter what; at any rate