eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
literary world; literary circles
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
summer vacation; summer holiday
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
almost every day; almost daily
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
group; party; team; squad; section
participation; joining; entry
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
several years; a few years
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
deputy head teacher; vice principal
direct appeal; direct petition
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...