colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
snail's pace; slow progress
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to move around; to move about; to get around
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
sphere; circle; range; category
concreteness; feasibility
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)