floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
script; screenplay; scenario
production (e.g. play); direction
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
due form; official; formality
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
considerably; fairly; quite
hostility; animosity; enmity
interior; inside; internal
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
ago; since; before; previous
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(committee) chairman; president
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
depending on; dependent on
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
just a handful; only a small number (of)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of