wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
it's been a long time; long time no see
with a start; with a jump
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
fluent (in a language); flowing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
burning at the stake; burning to death
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
honour; honor; glory; privilege
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
surname; family name; last name
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
speculation; thinking; meditation