paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
global scale; worldwide scale
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
crescent moon; young moon
one part; one portion; one section
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
shooting range; firing range
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
step; stride; counter for steps