by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mass communication; mass media
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
acetaminophen; paracetamol
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
how long; how far; how much
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
performer; entertainer; celebrity
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
flour; meal; powder; dust
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
outside of; not covered by
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
time; season; period; phase; stage
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of