hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
parts; accessories; components
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
festival; feast; carnival
many; much; plenty; hardly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
theatre; theater; playhouse
drama; play; powerful drug
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
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
how many people; a number of people
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
performer; entertainer; actor
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing