to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
announcer; presenter; speaker; publisher
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
naturally; of course; understandably
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
audience; spectator; spectators
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
jealousy; roasted rice cake
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
stifled (laughter); simmering
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to shake one's head (in denial)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste