enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
food and drink; eating and drinking
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
bored; having nothing to do; idle
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
prohibition; inhibition; ban