wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to shake; to waver; to tremble
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
such; this sort of; like this
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
the same as always; day after day
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
bravery; courage; heroism
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
(doing something) regardless of expense
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(only) one option; one possible choice
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
in the future; another day; later
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
use; utilization; utilisation; application