flat-panel television (TV); thin-screen television (TV); thin-model flat-screen television (TV); flat-screen TV
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
going through; going via; going by way of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
make no progress; remain unsettled
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
floating type (e.g. airport, offshore wind turbine)
although; though; despite the fact that ...
town; city; municipal; urban
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
weight; heavyweight boxer
hook (high point of a song); chorus
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers