seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
full payment; liquidation
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
besides; in addition; also; moreover
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to mix; to stir; to blend
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed