celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
future (usually near); prospects
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicate reason; infers some protest
a rival horse or candidate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to have one's name entered (in a list)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as (for); for; in the capacity of
acting ability; talent as a performer
to mix; to stir; to blend
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to accept; to receive; to agree
charming; fascinating; attractive
separate; special; another; separately
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to look down on; to make light of
just you wait and see (as a threat)
notice; attention; observation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
audience; spectator; spectators