may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
author; writer; novelist; artist
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
go that far; to that extent
weekly publication; weekly magazine
ability; capability; competence; skill
such; like that; that sort of; very
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
considerably; fairly; quite
to become attached; to begin to love
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to happen to have on hand or in stock
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to drink up; to drain (cup)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)