academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to be assiduous in one's business
moment by moment; hour by hour
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
(opening of a) wound; cut
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
actor; actress; player; performer
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
million seller; book, record, etc. which sells a million copies
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
performer; actor; actress; cast
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
silicon (Si); silicone (synthetic polymer)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
biological child; one's own child
parents and siblings; one's relatives
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate