very popular; highly favoured
romantic TV series; romance TV show
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
script; libretto; scenario
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
sports ground; playing field; playground
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
out of one's line; out of one's field
fine performance; tour de force
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to be expensive; to be costly
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
than; other than; except; but
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
natto (fermented soybeans)
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')