dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box; stands (seating for spectators)
retainer; attendant; escort
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
for the first time in one's life
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
pretense; affectation; showiness
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
starting point; point of departure
one by one; in detail; minutely
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
a few people; small number of people
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
fundamental knowledge; the basics
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group