event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
gleaming; shining; glistening
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
having said that; on the other hand
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
left side; left-hand side
stillness; repose; standing still
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
next; secondly; subsequently
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably