transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
members; member; constituent
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
overview; outline; rough summary
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
oligopoly; control of a market
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
chief; main; principal; major
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
optimization; optimisation
pair; two kinds; two ways