unknown; unidentified; unspecified
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
the same generation; coeval
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
predation; eating prey; preying upon
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
curiosity; inquisitiveness
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
good-looking; fair; beautiful
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
to shave off; to scrape off
to finish reading; to read through
speaking voice; talking voice
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
postwar period; period after Second World War