show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this world; this life; world of the living
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least