to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
people; citizens; subjects; folk
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
war; battle; match; game; competition
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
malicious; deliberately mean
to be infected; to be contagious
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
the other day; lately; recently
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
URL; uniform resource locator
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
remarkable; striking; obvious
more than usual; especially; particularly
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately