purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
suggestion; hint; implication
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
reason; cause; circumstances
handful; small amount; small number
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
movie set; filming location
another dimension; different level; whole other level
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
study; research; investigation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
above-mentioned; above-named; above
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
to begin; to set about; to start
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
all you want; as much as one wants
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
100,000; hundred thousand
it seems so; that's what it looks like
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
reaction; response; reaction
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character