expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
CD radio-cassette player; CD radio-cassette recorder
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
choice; selection; option
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
on and after; from ... onward; since
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
otherwise; if not; or else
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
line; queue; procession; matrix
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to get out of bed; to show a leg