rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
siblings; brothers and sisters
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
free time; spare time; idle moment
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
leading (movement, revolution, etc.); guiding; instructing in Buddhism; converting (someone) to Buddhism; advocacy
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to fall into a trap; to play into another's hands
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
state funeral; national funeral
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
to run through; to run past
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
in terms of; from the point of view of
distrust; unjust suspicion
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
professional female mourner; keener
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
as far as the eye can see
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
man; menswear; clothing for men
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
to fall off; to tumble down