cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
second (unit of time); arc second
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
scene; sight; scenario; setting
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to pretend; to act (as if)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
in the meanwhile; during the time
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
your (visual) observation
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something