cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
musical composition; tune
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
article; news story; report; account
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
older sister; elder sister
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become an expert; to be master at
curious; strange; unusual
society; the world; the times
same generation; one's generation
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
cheerful; lively; lighthearted