towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wherein; therein; thereinto
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
degree of familiarity; popularity
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in this way; thus; such; uh...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tradition; legend; folklore
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
being about to cry; the verge of tears
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr