pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
interruption; interference; butting in
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
most (numerous); largest (number of)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
special issue; extra issue; special number
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(the impression of being) soft and flexible