background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
ray (of light); beam; light
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
several people; a few people
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to discuss; to talk together
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
order; sequence; procedure
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
genuine article; real thing; real deal
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
spotlight; close observation
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
only; merely; but; no more than