disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
myself; yourself; I; me; you
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
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.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
meaning; significance; sense
nothing but; except; no more than
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
human; human-like; as a person
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
when it becomes; when it comes to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill