child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
perfect; complete; flawless
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bad behavior; misbehavior
to collect; to assemble; to gather
note (letter) left behind; will
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
point in common; common feature
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take (be in) charge of
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be conspicuous; to stand out
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
supporting role (actor); minor role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time