improvement of one's constitution; reformation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
acting ability; talent as a performer
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
actor; actress; player; performer
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
perfect; complete; flawless
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
then; well; so; well then
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
voice training; vocal exercises
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
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
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
experiential; empirical; experimental
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
(some) more; even more; longer; further