festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
entrance; admission; entering
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
go on!; right!; here goes!
last week; the week before
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose