opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to crumble away; to collapse
piece of meat; cut of meat
one after another; in rapid succession
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
impression given by a painting or image
children's story; fairy tale
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
deep-seated grudge; hatred
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
in person; personally; directly
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset