string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be torn off; to come off
to blow off; to be blown off
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
feeling; sense; impression
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
each time it happens; at all such times
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be able to manage somehow or another
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
questionnaire; survey; poll
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
very popular; highly favoured
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"