manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to cease; to stop; to be over
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
anything and everything; just about everything
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar