(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
breathing of a sleeping person
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
preface; introduction; preamble
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
calamity; disaster; misfortune
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire