make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
speech; expression; wording; language
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
thorough; exhaustive; complete
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
you could say; you might say; verging on the
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
communication skills; communication ability
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
personal affair; one's own affair
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...