stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
looking over someone's shoulder
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to step forward; to volunteer
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to show up; to appear; to turn up
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to burst open; to pop; to split
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to blaze; to burn brightly
first meeting; first interview with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo