video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to take on a role; to take part
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
another thing; exception; special case
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
in the morning; during the morning
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
small number; few; minority
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
minimum; at the very least
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
overall; general; as a whole
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
obsession; compulsive idea
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in