script; libretto; scenario
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
supporting role (actor); minor role
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
since then; from that time; ever since
as if it were about oneself
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
approximation; having a close resemblance
to press against each other; to huddle together
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to arrive home; to return
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to tie; to fix; to attach
this (very thing); this precisely
everywhere; all over; throughout
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak