chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
second day of the month; two days
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
waning gibbous moon; moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
fifth day of the month; five days
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
junior high school student; middle school pupil
for your information; I'm telling you
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play