serious; grave; dignified; solemn
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
attendance (at school); going to school
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
polite; respectful; reverent
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
that; he; she; that person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to try to do; to attempt to do
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
hard fight; difficult struggle
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
excellent; superb; first-rate
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
companion; partner; spouse