matcha; powdered green tea
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become pale; to turn pale
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
finding employment; getting a job
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst