crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
contest; comparison; competition
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
deluxe; digital transformation
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
several times; once or twice
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
male homosexuality; pederasty
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
selection; choice; screening
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite