rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
caller; visitor; company; guest
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
villain; baddie; the villain's part
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
manipulation of information; spin
support; backing; aid; assistance
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
scriptwriter; screenwriter
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
drama; play; powerful drug
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
audience; spectator; spectators
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
now that; since; so long as; because
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
tool; implement; means; furniture