to cease; to stop; to be over
contract; compact; agreement
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
just because; even if; even though
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
real life; actual life; everyday life
to affect; to impact; to influence
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
absence; disregard; indifference
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
script; libretto; scenario
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to come to one's senses; to calm down
what's what; heads or tails
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
spotlight; close observation
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
great success; huge success
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse