making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
scale; scope; plan; structure
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
festival merrymaking; revelry
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be silent; to say nothing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
self control; self restraint
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
person concerned; interested party; related party
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate