sequel; later development
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
older sister; elder sister
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
that's true; of course; obviously
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
forced unpaid part-time work (e.g. must work until sales quota is reached)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast