pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
your highness; your grace; your eminence
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
during; for the duration of
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
sidewalk café; footpath café
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
sharp parting remark; parting threat
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
author; writer; novelist; artist
drama; play; Chinese opera
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)