to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
full dress; formal dress; uniform
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
since when; from when; how long
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
orchestra member; musician
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
to amuse oneself; to make merry
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
tall figure; high stature
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
paste form; paste-like consistency
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs