vicissitudes; ups and downs
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
movie set; filming location
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
timewasting; killing time
about when; about what time; how soon
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
talk; dialogue; conversation
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
new book; new publication
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to jar; to creak; to grate
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat