show; exhibition; spectacle
property; fortune; means; assets
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
preparation; arrangements
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
chorus; singing in a chorus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
settlement; solution; resolution
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole