natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
either way; in any case; one way or another
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
first meeting; first contest between
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
food packed in a wooden box
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to wash again; to reconsider
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
training room (hall); gymnasium
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
acting ability; talent as a performer
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to become settled; to be fixed