needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
world; society; people; the public
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
having not the slightest idea
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
invitation; introduction; temptation
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
financial products; financial instruments