this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
knife thrower; knife throwing
shah; former ruler of Iran
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
snake; serpent; large snake
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
show; exhibition; spectacle
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once