stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
the other day; a few days ago
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
every year; yearly; annually
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
all eyes; public attention
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)