work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
release; emission; ejection
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
(political) power; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
doing whatever one pleases
nice; likeable; desirable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
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
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
great difference; major mistake
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
power; might; authority; influence
reduction by half; halving
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
complete change; about-face
to be away from home; to be out of the house
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss