leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
outline; summary; argument
beautification; glorification
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
rather; sooner; preferably
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
entertaining movie; entertaining film
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
producer (film, TV, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
admiration; being impressed (by)
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
private citizen; civilian
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to this extent; to this degree; this much
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
moving; touching; stirring