formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
performer; entertainer; celebrity
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
adoration; admiration; devotion
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to rise; to erect; to get up
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
schoolgirl; female student
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty