highly unpredictable; touch and go
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
generation; the world; the age
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
half the body; half length
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
anything and everything; just about everything
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
everything working out as desired
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
survival; survivor; relic
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed