explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to have the privilege of doing
last night; yesterday evening
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
like this; this sort; this way
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to strangle; to constrict
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
possible; likely; probable
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
presentation techniques; way of showing something