leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
being concerned about or mindful of
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
reception room; parlor; parlour
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
urgency; exigency; emergency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
script; screenplay; scenario
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator