meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
investment; contribution; financing
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
opening of a new theater (theatre)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
control board; control panel; console
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
shape of a pillar or column
standing tall; towering; soaring
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
modern person; people of today
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)