to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
success; prosperity; boom
interior; inside; internal
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to understand from experience
audience; spectator; spectators
entrance; admission; entering
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
cooperation; collaboration
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
planning; project; plan; design
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
end; tip; extremities; terminal
interference; meddling; butting in
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
friction; discord; strife
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
right beside; close to; nearby