box-office takings; box-office revenue
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to collect; to assemble; to gather
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
audience; spectator; spectators
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
first time; first; initial
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
curiosity; inquisitiveness
jumble (of two or several things); mix
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be bewildered; to be perplexed