sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
school festival; campus festival
drama; theatre; theater; play
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
control; management (e.g. of a business)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
arrest; apprehension; capture
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
official document; archives
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
society; the world; the times
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)