wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
landing; alighting; touch down
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
film studies; cinema studies
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
commerce; trade; business
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
box-office takings; box-office revenue
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
video camera; video camcorder
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
reality; actuality; hard fact
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off