one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
each (every) time; whenever
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
social game; social network game
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
big corporation; major firm; leading company
relation; connection; relevance
every year; yearly; annually
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
winter vacation; winter holidays
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
performer; entertainer; celebrity
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
ability to attract customers
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to be expensive; to be costly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)