standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(carved) statue; sculpture
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
life; living; I; me; student
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
white (complexion); fair-skinned
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
very much; very many; more and more
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
opinion; intention; thought
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after