back; rear; background; behind the scenes
tall figure; high stature
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to be transparent; to show through
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
notice; attention; observation
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
it hasn't been long since
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
(divine) providence; dispensation
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up