or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
war photographer; combat cameraman
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
grandfather; male senior-citizen
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
OK; sure; certainly; no problem