new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sour look; surly face; pout
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
of course; certainly; naturally
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
surely; certainly; without doubt
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure