hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
to have a talk; to tell a story
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
failure; mistake; blunder
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
richly colored; richly coloured
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
selection; choice; option
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of