handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
advent of a golden opportunity
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to sell off; to dispose of
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
wicked heart; evil design
drama; theatre; theater; play
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
high rating; good reputation
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
bet; wager; stake; gamble
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
food and drink; eating and drinking
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
real intention; true motive; true meaning
discussion; argument; debate