tide; current; tendency; trend
number of copies; circulation
box-office takings; box-office revenue
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
we have a result!; game over!; match!
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
argument (on Twitter, etc.)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
online news; netnews; Usenet
information and communications technology; ICT; infection control team; ICT
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to continue to do; to persist in doing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; gist; basic points
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be given up; to be discontinued
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
finger marks; dirt from the hands
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
type of occupation; occupational category
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out