curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to force open; to push open
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
number of times; frequency; count
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
sense of relief; feeling of relief
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
thousands; several thousand
theatre; theater; playhouse
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred; to be out of focus
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to be touching; to be moving
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
unworthy; unbecoming; improper