new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
beyond this point; from now on; after this
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?