line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
modern person; people of today
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to be helpful; to be useful
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
depravity; corruption; degradation
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
conviction; belief; confidence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
official announcement; proclamation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
title; index; heading; headline; caption
pretension; conceit; hubris
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
general classification; broad categorization
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
time; season; period; phase; stage
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
drama; play; powerful drug
advance; moving forward; progress