theatre; theater; playhouse
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
beginning; outset; first; onset
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be smeared; to be covered
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in succession; one by one
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to burrow through; to dig through
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to fall flat; to fall face down
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
unseasonable; out of season
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
flour; meal; powder; dust
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten