to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to shout (in anger); to yell
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
something like ...; something called ...
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to jar; to creak; to grate
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live; to make a living; to get on with