optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
biological older sister; real elder sister
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
trivial; not amounting to much
to blow off; to be blown off
lifting (a child) high up in the air
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
than; other than; except; but
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love