effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
journal; magazine; periodical
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pointing out; identification
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
preliminary step; first step
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
person concerned; interested party; related party
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to talk (a person) down; to confute
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)