all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
performer; entertainer; celebrity
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
preparation; arrangements
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
other than; excluding; without
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
eternal; unlimited; endless
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
moving about; stirring about
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient