half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to abandon; to leave behind
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
witnessing; observing; sighting
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scene; view; prospect; outlook
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be too numerous; to be too much
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
interior design; interior; upholstery
inexpert or untrained eyes
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off