to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
100,000,000; one hundred million
meal ticket; meal voucher
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
about when; about what time; how soon
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
violent explosion; bursting
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
press corps; group of reporters
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)