erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
world; society; people; the public
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
suspicious-looking; fishy
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to check; to stop; to keep back
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
publicity (information) activities; public relations
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pass (of time); to elapse
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
tool; implement; means; furniture
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
consists of; comprises; is made up of
treating someone like a child
to look down on; to make light of
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
unfortunately; regrettably