beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
later on; eventually; afterwards
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
arrest; apprehension; capture
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life