new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at that time; in those days
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to like; to love; to be fond of
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
fast-talking; rapid talking
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to hide; to keep to oneself
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
process; course; mechanism
on the occasion of; at the time of
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing