hot topic; talk of the town
to some extent; to a certain extent
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
such; this sort of; like this
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
student (esp. a university student)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
summer vacation; summer holiday