statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
interruption; suspension; break
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
opening and shutting; opening and closing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
physical condition; state of health
movie set; filming location
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting