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Fighter Unacknowledged soldier; formerly guerilla.

Forever A subtle shift from literal temporal interminability and
figurative dramatic emphasis of excessive duration to absurd
hyperboles of the permanence of the impermanent and dramatic
emphasis of ineradicable and profound personal change.

Gallerist Formerly “art dealer”; see curate.

Gaming Synonym via euphemism for gambling; formerly
implied dishonest manipulation via the sense of hunting and the
homonym meaning crippling.

Grow a business Formerly “build”, and business is what grew;
nature is not a salesperson.

Guys Males or females from infancy to senescence; formerly
“folks” for a mixed group. See Mom and Dad—they may end
up guys, too.

Hack Improvise or reassemble materials for a different purpose;
the prior meaning of fatal disassembly by violence is fading fast.

Hero Formerly applied only to those preventing harm to others
despite risk of harm to themselves; now also to anyone surviving
any harm without too much complaint or finger-pointing.

Hi Salutation, replacing “Dear X” and “To whom it may
concern” in formal communications; source is the informal
message-texting “hi” used by teenagers.

Hopefully A depersonalized divine entreaty replacing “I hope”.

Iconic The manipulable quality of an abstract referent easily
mistaken for its symbol and aggrandized thereby; a similar
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circular process in the 20 century befell “celebrity”.

Identity Self-definition via denial of undesired ascriptive qualities
and acceptance of new group identification.

In/out of harm’s way Higher or lower chance of being killed.

Issues Difficulties—interpersonal, intellectual or emotional;
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actually a late 20 century usage but increasingly self-justificatory.