audience; attendance; hearers
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
drama; play; Chinese opera
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
preface; introduction; preamble
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
wish; desire; ambition; choice
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
finding employment; getting a job
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
disinheritance; disowning
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
without cause; without reason
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to stare back (at); to glare back
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
when it comes to ...; as for ...
world; society; people; the public
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank