novel; original; new; innovative
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
maid; helper; help; assistance
share; portion; quota; cut
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
carcinogenic; cancer causing
another species; other species
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one's best interests; one's own good
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
headrest (esp. on a car seat)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
youthful; young; young-looking
to toady; to be obsequious
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
permanent resident; foreigner with permanent-residence visa
I see; that's right; indeed
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to palm off; to force a sale
all things in nature; the whole creation