dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
how; in what way; how about
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
unattractive, uncouth man
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
rising; ascending; climbing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
just because; even if; even though
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another