thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
such; this sort of; like this
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
failure; mistake; blunder
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very interesting; of great interest
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
feeling; sense; impression
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite