it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
competing; competition; auction
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
genuine article; real thing; real deal
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?