reaching; attaining; arrival
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
notice; notification; report; posting
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
success or failure; result
rejection (of an application)
script; libretto; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
acting ability; talent as a performer
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
recommendation; referral; endorsement
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
whispering into a person's ear
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
street stall; stand; booth
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
personal affair; one's own affair
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
powerful person; influential person
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual