news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
very popular; highly favoured
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
succession; continuation; series; sequence
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
mass communication; mass media
himself; yourself; herself
cannot be compared with; no match for
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
popular person; favorite; favourite
at once; immediately; right now
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be embarrassed; to lose face
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to knead well; to polish; to refine
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to press a question; to cross-examine
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution