just now; a moment ago; this very minute
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
tension; mental strain; nervousness
praise; glorification; extolment
to prostrate oneself before
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to kick over; to kick down
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
clanging; empty; deserted
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
price; cost; value; worth; value
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully