amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
how many people; a number of people
to shake one's head (in denial)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
motive power; driving force
starting point; point of departure
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to show; to bare (the teeth)
deliverables; delivered product
funny story; funny anecdote
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
along the road; along the way
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate