performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
practice; practising; training; study
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(very) patient; persevering
any more; any further; any better; any longer
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
difficult to ...; hard to ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable