boring; dull; uninteresting
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
murder; killing; murderer
high; noble; refined; advanced
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
new line; new paragraph; newline; line break; line feed
repagination; new page; form feed; page break
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
the same (age, social status); peer
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
how; in what way; in what manner
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind