sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
letter; missive; note; mail
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
same generation; one's generation
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
second; number two; runner-up
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
nothing but; none other than
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
school festival; campus festival
action committee; executive committee
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
festival merrymaking; revelry
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
intention; idea; inclination; wish
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
recommendation; endorsement
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
success or failure; outcome; result