taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
right in the midst of; right at the height of
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
moderately; in moderation
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
how long; how far; how much
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
script; libretto; scenario
performing without rehearsal
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
planning; project; plan; design
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
several weeks; a few weeks
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
(period of) a year; during an era
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
four (long cylindrical things)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
impossible; unlikely; improbable
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
whispering into a person's ear
outside of; not covered by
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker