supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
customer service office; CSO
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
victim; injured party; sufferer
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
in the background; not standing out
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
sympathy; compassion; pity
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...