large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
something; some kind of; for some reason
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
very popular; highly favoured
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to spread; to be propagated
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
healthy; sound; wholesome