(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
not limited to; not just ...
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
study; research; investigation
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
such; like that; that sort of; very
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
official name; formal name
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I see; that's right; indeed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to talk; to chat; to chatter
appearance; figure; shape; form
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
by means of; due to; because of; according to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK