means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to happen to hear; to overhear
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
toilet; lavatory; powder room
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
image change; changing one's image; makeover
real hair; one's own hair
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
voice training; vocal exercises
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
ten best people (in a particular field)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
backup dancer; background dancer
glowstick; neon light stick
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
rave reviews; extremely high praise
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
diplomatic; diplomatically
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
victory stand; winners' podium