romantic film; love movie
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
just one person; only one
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
running time (of a movie)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
(about) medium; middle; average
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to distract a person's attention
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty