significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
first challenge; first try
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to slide into; to slip into
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
preface; introduction; preamble
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
telecommunications; correspondence
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
on the occasion of; at the time of
several types; several kinds; several species
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to vaccinate; to get vaccinated; to get a vaccination
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
impossible to do (although wants to)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)