studio bus; bus used by actors, etc. during film and TV production
in succession; one by one
ordinary citizen; the general public
coloured paper; colored paper
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
courteous; decorous; polite
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
brand items; brand-name goods
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
troupe; theatrical company
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
memory; sense; experience
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
price; cost; value; worth; value
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude