person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
stature; height; size; physique
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
acting ability; talent as a performer
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
common people; ordinary people; masses
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
younger scholar; future reference
personal (employee); employed; retained
southern part; the south (of a region)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
complete change; about-face
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to be overcome with emotion
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
now that; since; so long as; because
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
failure; mistake; blunder
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly