weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
same village; same town; same province
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
serious crime; grave crime
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
governor-general; governor; viceroy
with a fixed time; with a deadline
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
prompt; immediate; in real time
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
with a click; with a snap
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)