how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
surely; certainly; without doubt
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
good-looking; fair; beautiful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to lose sight of; to miss
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means