to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
serves you right!; see what happens!
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
questions and answers; dialogue
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
psychiatry; psychiatric department
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
one act (of a play); scene; event
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
applicant; candidate; volunteer
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)