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
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
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)
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
serious; severe; grave; acute
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to cause to swell; to inflame
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
face; looks; vestiges; trace
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe