general public; the masses
chief; main; principal; major
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
a few years ago; some years back
oral literature; folk literature
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
scattered animal feed; ground bait
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
being somewhat excited (agitated)
largest class; top category
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
selection of music; song selection
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
at least; at most; (even) just
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged