destination (one is heading towards); goal
actor; actress; player; performer
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
whichever one chooses; either way
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
this and that; one thing or another
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
interview (e.g. for a job)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious