favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
the last moment; the very end
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
original story; original version; this volume
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
some people; a few people; several people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
English letter; alphabetic character
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification