apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
debut; initial stage appearance
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
complete stranger; total stranger
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
bringing; taking; carrying
to stop walking; to pause
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged