performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
script; libretto; scenario
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
adaptability; flexibility
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
the very best; excellent; superb
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
attendance; presence; appearance
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support