standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
taste; liking; preference
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
joke; playfulness; kidding around
entertainment; amusement; fun
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
firmly; solidly; heartily
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
around the world; throughout the world
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
of course; certainly; naturally
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to talk; to carry meaning
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
nonchalantly; without a care
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward