head; brains; intellect; understanding
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
pointer (dog breed); English pointer; pointer (rod); pointing stick; (mouse) pointer; mouse cursor
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
within; inside of; less than
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
way of reciting; way of telling a story
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
stimulating; exciting; provocative
nameless; anonymous; without name
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
admiration; wonder; astonishment
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
resolute; determined; bold
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
sincerity; true heart; devotion
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
questioner; interrogator; interpellator