sexy; popular; well-liked
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
older sister and younger brother
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
endemic disease; local disease
death rate; mortality rate
depiction; description; portrayal
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
library; book collection; paperback book
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
disaster film; disaster movie
outbreak (esp. of a disease)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
televising; broadcasting; airing
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
outline; summary; gist; basic points
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)