gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
you could say that; that might be so
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
personal history; background; career
follower; follower (on social media)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be conspicuous; to stand out
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent