great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to exaggerate; to overstate
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
outcast; odd man out; pariah
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to spend a night together
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
there's no smoke without fire
to get someone to say; to make someone say
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
founder; originator; pioneer
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness