audience; attendance; hearers
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen to in an ecstasy
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
sisterly love; affection between sisters
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
duty; function; office; mission; task
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
proper; right; reasonable
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
from the viewpoint of; according to
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part