misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
genius; prodigy; natural gift
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
program (e.g. TV); programme
middle and high-school students
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
extinction event; mass extinction
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
time required; time taken; necessary time
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
private plan; one's own plan
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
step-up; advance; progress; increase
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
complicated and mysterious
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
discount system; discount arrangement
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
opinion; point of view; visual point