performer; entertainer; celebrity
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
pleasant feeling; good vibes
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to refuse; to decline; to deny
conference room; council room
interior; inside; internal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
labor; labour; manpower; working force
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cannot be helped; unavoidable
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
top news; front-page news; lead story
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to lie deep in; to extend far back
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness