sanity; consciousness; soberness
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it's no joke; gimme a break!
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
the same; the said; likewise
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
outrageous lie; outright lie
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
great admiration; deep respect
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
now that; since; so long as; because
speech; expression; wording; language
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to do together; to share; to participate in
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice