target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
word of recent origin; neologism; recent word; modern term
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
real life; actual life; everyday life
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
while; during (the time when)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
stable supply; reliable supply
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound