kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
first attack; first strike; first blow
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; cabinet (arcade games); housing; enclosure; chassis
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the opposite direction; the other way
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
a little bit; a little while
short story; short film; short poem
sales promotion; hard selling
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
promotional video; music video
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
live action (as opposed to animation); photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
long ago; once upon a time
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good