to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to smash down; to beat in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
around the world; throughout the world
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
winter; wintertime; winter term
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
winter vacation; winter holidays
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute