something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
the same generation; coeval
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
curiosity; inquisitiveness
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
good-looking; fair; beautiful
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave off; to scrape off
to finish reading; to read through
speaking voice; talking voice
to jump at; to be attracted by
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
postwar period; period after Second World War