cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
dozens; scores of; decades
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
fat; tallow; lard; grease
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
growth period; period of rapid growth
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour; color; hue; tints
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hey there; I say; see here
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
from the beginning; from scratch
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
and yet; despite (all) that
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
both; both sides; both parties