one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
one act (of a play); scene; event
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
parent-teacher association; PTA
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to concern; to be related
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
guess; speculation; supposition
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
after the end (of something)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stare back at; to look back at
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead