to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
several years; a few years
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
school building; schoolhouse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be photographed; to be projected
good-looking; fair; beautiful
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
because of; owing to; due to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
opinion; point of view; visual point
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
victory or defeat; match; contest; game