stepwise; one step at a time
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
video camera; video camcorder
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
film studies; cinema studies
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
film world; world of cinema
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
death from disease; death from illness
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
The Lord of the Rings (novel by JRR Tolkien, film)
Game of Thrones (TV series)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
one large ...; a great ...
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to hammer out the details; to work out details
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
horror film; horror movie
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation