seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to be worried; to be troubled
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
front; frontage; facade; main
expressing one's mind; speaking out
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pass (of time); to elapse
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
frequency (of occurrence)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
good; goodness; right; virtue
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
start of work; commencement; opening
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious