to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
sales; selling; marketing
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
in the end; on top of that
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(punishment by) striking with fists
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
musical composition; tune
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
audience; spectator; spectators
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
dramatic role for child; child actor
actor; actress; player; performer
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to