to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
with a friendly grin; smilingly
something; some kind of; for some reason
major label debut (recording)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
originally; by nature; from the start
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
unit; (musical) group; band
failure; mistake; blunder
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get strong; to gain strength
serious; not joking; straight
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
start of work; commencement; opening
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what