least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
audience; spectator; spectators
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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)
failure; mistake; blunder
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
information; news; report; reward; retribution
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
foreign; abroad; overseas
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence