first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
amount of money; sum of money
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to have a rumor circulating
to spread; to be propagated
global scale; worldwide scale
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in swarms; in great crowds
foreign; abroad; overseas
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
twice; again; second time
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
author; writer; novelist; artist
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving