final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
theatre; theater; playhouse
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
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the whole school; all the schools
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
joint; seam; joining point
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to watch steadily; to stare
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
right to choose; a say; option
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
every person; each one; everybody
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star