tendency; trend; inclination
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
meeting; greeting; welcome
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
praise; glorification; extolment
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
an excuse; however; nonetheless
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
troubled times; turbulent times
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
even if; even though; however; no matter how
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to think constantly about; to dwell on
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
self-determination; suicide
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
for the first time in one's life
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
writing something on commission; newly written text
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
introduction; presentation; referral; listing