to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
question; inquiry; enquiry
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
actor; actress; player; performer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
company president; manager; director
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
complete stranger; total stranger
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
just one person; only one
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
journal; magazine; periodical
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
beginning; clue; starting point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty