(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
prejudice; bias; distorted view
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
role; duty; position; part
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
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to talk; to chat; to chatter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
such; this sort of; like this
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
great joy; delight; jubilation
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction