current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
outline; summary; gist; in brief
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
even if not; even without
long hair (usu. of a man)