being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
as planned; according to plan
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to make an appeal; to urge
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to pause; to have a short intermission
image; figure; figure; form; image
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
hooting; jeering; heckling
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
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
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
general public; the masses
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
about the same; about equal to; close match