privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
please (give me); please (do for me)
director (of a film, play, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
why; how; for what reason
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor