my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
in swarms; in great crowds
urban areas; the streets; town; city
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to work hard; to make an effort
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
full throttle; full power
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
whispering; murmuring; subdued
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
height of; middle of; full bloom
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell