being startled; getting a shock
literary profession; writing
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
instant; moment; for an instant
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
commerce; trade; business
film studies; cinema studies
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
independent production (e.g. of a film)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
film studies; cinema studies
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
society; the world; the times
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...