to this extent; to this degree; this much
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
meaning; called; named; that says; that
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
private citizen; civilian
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
admiration; being impressed (by)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
producer (film, TV, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
entertaining movie; entertaining film
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
outline; summary; argument
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
unless one ...; if one does not ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
(not) so much; (not) that much
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke