light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to play a leading role; to play a central part
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
tendency; trend; inclination
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
now that; since; so long as; because
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
killing two birds with one stone
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
choice of nationality; choice of citizenship
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
unidentifiable; unidentified
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
future (usually near); prospects