wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
stress-induced; stress-related
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
heroine; female protagonist
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
second; number two; runner-up
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
a step; short distance; short time
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
accidental death; casualty
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
high voltage; high tension
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
audience; attendance; hearers
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
a rival horse or candidate
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to come to an end; to close the curtain
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
greatest mistake of one's life