light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
of course; certainly; naturally
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how many years; how long; what year
after that; afterwards; thereafter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced