eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
participation; joining; entry
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
this sort of; this type of
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
drama; theatre; theater; play
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
impact of publicity or propaganda
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
imagination; supposition; guess
fine performance; excellent performance
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
around the world; throughout the world
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger