trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
casting (of roles); casting
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
genuine article; real thing; real deal
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
long time; long interval; for quite some time
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary