dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and then; and so; and; so then
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
producer (film, TV, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
scene; sight; scenario; setting
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
without leaving any trace
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
around the world; throughout the world
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
much less; to say nothing of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
rather; better; instead; if anything
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to grow up; to become an adult