raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
true state; actual condition; reality
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
second marriage; remarriage
regarding highly; attaching importance to
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to sniff out; to get wind of
speculation; thinking; meditation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to whine; to make feeble complaints
appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
from the viewpoint of; according to
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
at first; initially; in the beginning
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
opening fully; full throttle; full power
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself