role of the villain; the bad guy
promising without due consideration
to become poor; to be poor
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
drama; theatre; theater; play
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to complain; to lodge a complaint
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
nice; likeable; desirable
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
specialization; specialisation
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
retreating figure; appearance from behind
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague