to be too late; to be too slow
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one large ...; a great ...
guardian; protector; patron; parent
home area; home town; local
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
schedule; program; calendar
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
thick curtain; drop curtain
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
drama; theatre; theater; play
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to concern; to be related
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
about this time; about now
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
risky; dangerous; insecure
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
control; management (e.g. of a business)
job; work; duties; trade; skill