curtain; bunting; act (in play)
management; administration; operation
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to scatter away; to vanish
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to jump at; to be attracted by
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
notice; attention; observation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
serious; not joking; straight
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
yoke; constraints; oppression