personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
good impression; favorable impression
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
common name; popular name
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to grow; to develop; to grow up
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply