serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
acting ability; talent as a performer
ability to attract customers
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
spare time; free time; leisure time
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition