dozens; scores of; decades
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
drama; play; Chinese opera
to promote; to make richer
to defy conventional wisdom
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
outside (district, ward, borough, etc.)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive