influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to cut; to slit; to cut open
scene; sight; scenario; setting
tear gland; lacrimal gland
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
sensitivity; susceptibility
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
(the condition of) one's health
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
coating (esp. lacquering)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
economical person; thrifty person; saver
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
difference; disparity; gap
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
every year; yearly; annually
one's heart rate; pulse rate
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)