theatre; theater; playhouse
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
whispered conversation; whispering
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
cardinal (Catholic church)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
melancholy; gloom; depression
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very young; little; childish; immature
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
news; word; tidings; omen