rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
while; even though; despite
general public; the masses
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
beginning; outset; first; onset
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
overall victory; championship
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
notice; attention; observation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
time; hour; period; class
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress