prohibition; inhibition; ban
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
highly directional microphone
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
toy poodle (variety of poodle)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
such a thing; something like that
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
for your information; I'm telling you
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
bureau director; office chief
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to walk away; to saunter off
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
just as one was told; like she (he) said
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
great difference; major mistake
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes