actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
knowing; (an) acquaintance
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
stage career; acting career
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
like this; this sort; this way
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to pick up; to find; to gather
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to watch steadily; to stare
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
reason; cause; circumstances
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance