hold the stage

dominate a scene of action or forum of debate

引人注目；成為主導(dǎo)

set the stage for

prepare the conditions for (the occurrence or beginning of something)

為…創(chuàng)造條件，為…做好準(zhǔn)備

these churchmen helped to set the stage for popular reform.

這些教士為宗教普及改革創(chuàng)造了條件。

stage left (或 right)

on the left (or right) side of a stage from the point of view of a performer facing the audience

（演員面對(duì)觀眾時(shí)的）舞臺(tái)左側(cè)（或右側(cè)）