school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
drama; play; powerful drug
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
script; screenplay; scenario
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
sensual love; love affair
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to order; to command; to appoint
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
steering (of a boat); steerage
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it