time and time again; many times; a number of times
strike (i.e. industrial action)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
concreteness; feasibility
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
not necessarily so; is not always true
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
(not so) much; (not) very
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
leaving everything up to someone else
epic film; big-budget movie
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to win the prize; to win the ring
original intention; initial resolution
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
selling like hotcakes; explosive sales
whatever brought that on?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
billboard; advertising sign
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth