the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to look forward to something
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ago; since; before; previous
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
difference; variation; difference
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
reaction; response; reaction
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
welcome!; nice to see you!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)