role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
supporting role (actor); minor role
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to be able to manage somehow or another
not caring; not giving a damn
the place for; the time for; the level of
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
depiction; description; portrayal
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
original story; original version; this volume
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scene; sight; scenario; setting
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be touching; to be moving
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
small fraction; small proportion
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
early (days); initial stage; initial
episode; anecdote; vignette