overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
first year of high school; first-year high school student
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that day; the very same day
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
production (e.g. play); direction
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
end of broadcast; sign-off
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
very popular; highly favoured
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
degree of familiarity; popularity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
timeline; timetable; timeline (in social media)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment