company; corporation; workplace
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
update (esp. to software)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
collection of short stories; collected short stories
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
point in question (at issue)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
in the end; at the end of the day
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
artificial intelligence; AI
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to get strong; to gain strength
night stall; night shop; night fair
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
how many years; how long; what year
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
entomophagy; insect eating
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid