particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
actor; actress; player; performer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
company president; manager; director
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
complete stranger; total stranger
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
just one person; only one
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
magazine; journal; periodical
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
beginning; clue; starting point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
imagination; supposition; guess
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)