soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
single-lens reflex camera
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make an appeal; to urge
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
without thinking of the consequences
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
joints; points (of a speech)
again (and again); once again; yet again
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit