entreaty; supplication; petition
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
for your information; I'm telling you
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
proud; having a prominent nose
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
calming down; quieting down
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to raise one's voice; to shout
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
skill involving the hands; craft
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened