going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
home area; home town; local
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at