woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
weekly publication; weekly magazine
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
notice; attention; observation
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to become bright; to become clear
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
deposits and savings; bank account
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
the deceased; the departed
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
how; in what way; circumstances
civil affairs; civil case
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
these guys; these fellows
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
dog lover; person who loves dogs
arrest; apprehension; capture
to miss (one's chance to ...)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
already; now; no longer; not any more
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation