to talk; to chat; to chatter
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
producer (film, TV, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
since when; from when; how long
article; news story; report; account
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
plagiarism; plagiarised work
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
unpublished; not yet announced
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
together; at the same time; same; identical
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
almost; roughly; approximately
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign