earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
switching over to; migration; transition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
overall victory; championship
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
radio programme; radio program
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
being very busy; busyness
nothing but; none other than
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
many; much; plenty; hardly