to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to manage something successfully; to be successful
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
no!; no no!; no, not at all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
town; city; municipal; urban
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to concern; to be related
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
main cause; primary factor
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
society; the world; the times
research; study; investigation