awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
audience; spectator; spectators
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
thick curtain; drop curtain
in one's own way or style
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
production (e.g. play); direction
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to replace; to move; to change the position of
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
narrator; storyteller; reciter
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
personal affair; one's own affair
artist; painter; illustrator
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
only; merely; but; no more than
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
corn salad (Valerianella olitoria); lamb's lettuce
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
all eyes; public attention
transactions; dealings; business
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)