world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
last week; the week before
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; so?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care