wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
person on top of the income scale; top earner
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
second day of the month; two days
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
window; window (shop display)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
like that; that way; thus
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
two times; twice; two degrees
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
24 hours; twenty-four hours
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful