established practice; custom
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
impossible; unlikely; improbable
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
successively; one after another
setting up specially; special installation
secret admirer; closet fan
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
whispered conversation; whispering
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
schoolgirl; female student
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)