serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to be smeared; to be covered
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
don't you think?; indicates question
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
novel; original; new; innovative
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
100,000; hundred thousand
price; cost; value; worth; value
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
one's family; family member
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance