this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
one thin flat object; one sheet
such ... as; or some such
at once; immediately; right now
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
workshop; studio; atelier
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
noisy; confused; uproarious
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put out; to extinguish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
wounded person; injured person
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision