to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
family structure; family composition; family makeup
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
number of persons; personnel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to die out; to become extinct
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
outline; summary; abstract
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
way of asking; way of listening; listener
non-disabled; having no physical or mental disability; able-bodied
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
likability; favorability; popularity
what kind of; what sort of; what