actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
in case of; at that time; at this time
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
genuine; authentic; true; real
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
largest ever; biggest; record
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system