starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
anonymity; using an assumed name
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
normalcy; normality; normal
management; administration; operation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
drama; play; powerful drug
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...