the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
beriberi; severe thiamine deficiency
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
collection of similar objects; classification by similarity
tear gland; lacrimal gland
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
counter for generations; epoch
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
historical awareness; understanding of history
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
burlesque; low comedy; farce
running time (of a movie)
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
this place; where one comes from; here
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
public announcement; official statement; nominal; official; official name
for example; for instance; e.g.