beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
like a decent person; human
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
chief; main; principal; important
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
music director; musical director
supply; provision; raising; procurement
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
corridor; hallway; passageway
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
audio system; audio equipment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
standby; preparation; arrangement
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with