full dress; formal dress; uniform
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to show; to bare (the teeth)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
number of persons; personnel
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
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 die out; to become extinct
outline; summary; abstract
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
walkout; strike; desertion
to lose one's footing; to slip
secret; private; surreptitious
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
first of all; first thing
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
person of common sense; common sense man
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to die on the battlefield
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position