to come face to face (with)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
a little bit; a little while
(political) power; authority; influence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to discuss; to talk together
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mistress; kept woman; concubine
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
something like ...; something called ...
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
cannot be helped; unavoidable
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do