film studies; cinema studies
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
estimate (of costs); budget
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
voluntary; optional; free; elective
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
a short while ago; already
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
all eyes; public attention
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death