to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
no regrets; without regrets
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to not believe one's ears
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
resignation; acceptance; consolation
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
naked eye; the physical eye
binoculars; field glasses
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to let slip; to slide; to glide
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
hook (high point of a song); chorus
new student; freshman; first-year student
transfer student; student changing schools