to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
every year; yearly; annually
to look forward to something
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
competent; suitable; qualified
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
these guys; these fellows
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability