starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
reading aloud; recitation
standard; average; typical; normal
ghoulish murderer; grotesque killer
number of characters; number of letters
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
rare earth; rare-earth element
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
mining; digging; working (a mine)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
construction; establishment
one large ...; a great ...
local industry; traditional local industry
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to name; to call; to christen; to term
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
capital; funds; seed money; asset