to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be helpful; to be useful
university student; college student
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(period of) a year; during an era
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
study; research; investigation
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
opinion; point of view; visual point
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage