arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
show; exhibition; spectacle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
moderate; proper; just right
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
genuine; authentic; true; real
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
entrance; admission; entering
person in charge; official; attendant
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to refuse; to decline; to deny
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken