skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rising; ascending; climbing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
stopping at; going no further than
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
feeling keenly; fully realizing
of course; certainly; naturally
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
good performance; good work; great success
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(some) more; even more; longer; further