troupe; theatrical company
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
all; entire; whole; altogether
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
time; hour; period; class
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to try all possible means
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
until now; so far; up to the present
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage