to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
acting career; career as an actress
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to begin some form of lifestyle
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
estimate (of costs); budget
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cannot be compared with; no match for
income; receipts; revenue
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
mass communication; mass media