postponement; deferment; adjournment
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to behave well (of a child)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
genuine article; real thing; real deal
with a start; with a jump
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
new discovery; new invention
right in the midst of; right at the height of
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
how long; how far; how much
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
anything and everything; just about everything
close; intimate; on good terms
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)