substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
straightforwardly; being outspoken
(not) merely; (not) simply
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to like; to love; to be fond of
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to glare at each other; to confront each other
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to call in; to invite; to bring in
several people; a few people
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
major label debut (recording)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student