light; easy; non-serious; minor
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
rising; ascending; climbing
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
eccentric; crank; oddball
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
junior high school student; middle school pupil
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
foreign; abroad; overseas
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
detective agency; enquiry agency
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
government worker; public servant; civil servant
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
history of; experience of