nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
lighting a stage using border lights only
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
lined curtain; opaque curtain
long ago; once upon a time
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
audience; spectator; spectators
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
great love; passionate affair
age at marriage; age at which one marries
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to be pleased with; to suit
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream