to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
reality; actuality; hard fact
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
future (usually near); prospects
is something that; is that which
such; like that; that sort of; very
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
stale; hackneyed; cliched
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
opposite side; other side; other party
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to be absorbed in reading
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
being on duty; person on duty
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
courtesy call; courtesy visit