imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
existence; being; life; survival
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
Courtenay; Courtnay; Courtney
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to be badly made; to fail
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)