to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
remarkable; striking; obvious
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
company president; manager; director
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
support; backing; aid; assistance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
at a young age; while still young
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to increase; to add to; to augment
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization