person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
weakening; emaciation; decline
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
broadcasting station; broadcaster
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
petty underling; small fry
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
essence; true nature; substance; reality
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
present post; current office; (an) incumbent