listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
underground train; subway
conduit (pipe); water pipe
submersion; inundation; being flooded
mass communication; mass media
target group; target persons
worst; poor and boring; uncool
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
strongish; somewhat strong
feminine; womanly; female
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
study; learning; tutorial
club budget; club expense
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever