to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
birth; creation; formation
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
script; libretto; scenario
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
joint together; opposite; facing
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
tradition; legend; folklore
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
world; society; people; the public
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
for your information; I'm telling you
limited time; limited-time offer
180 degrees; complete change
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
made-to-order; custom-made
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)