to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
thereupon; shortly thereafter
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
changing completely; transformation
mixed race; mixed parentage
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to continue (going along some trend)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
interests and preferences
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
ago; since; before; previous
generation; the world; the age
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)