immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
as you see; as you can see
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
not caring; not giving a damn
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
good performance; good work; great success
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
local site; location for making or filming a movie
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
script; screenplay; scenario
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
sincere; earnest; serious
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to use up all one's strength
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
nervous; neural; neurogenic
gastritis; gastric catarrh
mental; spiritual; emotional
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
offender; criminal; culprit
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
starting point; point of departure
performer; entertainer; actor
equality; uniformity; evenness
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude