debut work; one's first work
scenery; scene; landscape
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
number of copies; circulation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
business world; business circles; (the) industry
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that day; the very same day
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
at that time; in those days
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn