script; screenplay; scenario
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
graduate; alumnus; alumna
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
experiment; experimentation
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
association of like-minded people
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)