phonograph record; gramophone record
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
person of doubtful origin
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
greatness; excellence; magnificence
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
performer; actor; actress; cast
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
piano piece for four hands; composition for piano four-hands
musical composition; tune
to be intimate with; to befriend
results of the vote count
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge