original author (of a work)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
woman; female; feminine gender
very popular; highly favoured
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
correction; looking over; touching up
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage