to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
movie; film; motion picture
modern civilization; modern civilisation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
progress; advance; improvement; development
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
general; popular; common; typical
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
form; shape; figure; morph
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
time; hour; period; class
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
stairs; stairway; staircase
light; easy; non-serious; minor
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
office building; office complex
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off