acting ability; talent as a performer
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
drama; play; powerful drug
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
conviction; belief; confidence
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
belief; faith; conviction
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled