these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
to be profitable; to yield a profit
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
magazine; journal; periodical
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
androgynous; hermaphroditic
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(Japanese-style) living room