(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
already; now; no longer; not any more
established practice; custom
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt