animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
practical guide; manual; how-to book
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
pleasant feeling; good vibes
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
good impression; favorable impression
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dwelling; house; residence; address
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
the place for; the time for; the level of
probability; likelihood; chances
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
police; police officer; police station
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
directly opposite; right in front
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)