economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rather; sooner; preferably
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to redeem (from sin); to save
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
so; like this; in this way
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
should; must; -able; probably; likely
abusive language; violent language; wild words
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing