theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
villain; baddie; the villain's part
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
theatre; theater; playhouse
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
horror film; horror movie
movie; film; video; video clip
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
hardening point; freezing point; congealing point
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
explanatory; expository; elucidatory