the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
empirical; from experience
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to backfire; to have a harmful result
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
in this way; thus; such; uh...
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
transcendence; excellence; superiority
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
fee; charge; rate; material
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to collect; to assemble; to gather
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than