opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
show; exhibition; spectacle
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
fatty layer; layer of fat
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); to set to fighting
to score points with (a person)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
female friend; woman friend
villain; baddie; the villain's part
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
overhasty; rash; premature
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
remaining material; left-over material
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
momentum; amount of exercise
whereabout; about where; how much
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to be born; to come into the world
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension