dirty old man; pervert; lecher
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
debut; initial stage appearance
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
love affair; sensual pleasures
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
mental illness; emotional disorder
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
obstruction of business; interference with business
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
job hunting; job searching
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
white stone; white (go pieces)