(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
destination; place one stays during a trip
remittance; sending money
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
payment of debts; repayment
to look forward to something
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
the opposite direction; the other way
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
bell-mouth spillway; morning glory spillway; glory hole spillway
group; bunch; crowd; group
each; (arch.) you (plural)
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
thousand years; many years
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
quotation; citation; reference
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
origin; beginning; source; rise
justifiable; warranted; reasonable
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
ingredient; component; composition
so what!; who gives a damn?
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress