seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
almost; roughly; approximately
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
seeing one off; farewell; escort
house where one was born; one's parents' house
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
don't you think?; indicates question
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
general; popular; common; typical