the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hotel charge; lodging expense
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
100,000; hundred thousand
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
in this way; thus; such; uh...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get out of shape; to lose shape
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to complain; to make a complaint
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate