to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
street at night; making a night journey
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
caller; visitor; company; guest
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
villain; baddie; the villain's part
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
manipulation of information; spin
support; backing; aid; assistance
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
director (of a film, play, etc.)
scriptwriter; screenwriter
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
drama; play; powerful drug
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split