popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
large number (of); many; majority
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
junior high school student; middle school pupil
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
at that time; in those days
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate