intelligence network; information network
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
thick curtain; drop curtain
simple; simplified; easy; plain
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
message; informative matter
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
board chairman; managing director; chief director
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
trouble; bother; annoyance
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
several people; a few people
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game