troupe; theatrical company
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to this extent; to this degree; this much
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
script; screenplay; scenario
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
principal occupation; core business
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
question; inquiry; enquiry
planning; project; plan; design
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
interview (e.g. for a job)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to move (house); to change residence
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
go that far; to that extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
script; libretto; scenario
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into