broadcast writer (TV and radio)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
one's history as a performer
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
considerably; fairly; quite
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
fast-talking; rapid talking
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be enraged; to flip out
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly