to be lacking in options; to be too few
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
good actor who is inept in all other matters; dedicated actor
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
welcoming new students, club members, etc.
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
vertically structured society; hierarchical society
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
only extant copy; only existing copy
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
stairs; stairway; staircase
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
information; experience; knowledge; observation
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
maintaining the status quo
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less