animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to talk; to chat; to chatter
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
observation; survey; watching
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
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
foreign; abroad; overseas
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
sales; selling; marketing
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
prior investment; upfront investment
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
how long; how far; how much
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)