to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
labor cost; charge; wages; pay
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
how much; how many; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to shed light; to cast light
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
(young) girl; maiden; young lady