drama; play; powerful drug
naturally; of course; understandably
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
rave reviews; extremely high praise
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to some extent; to a certain extent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
back street; back alley; off-street
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
that is to say; so that means
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
heading; headline; index; headword
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
third day of the month; three days
in the meanwhile; during the time
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
favourite book; favorite book
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience