maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
possible; likely; probable
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
attendance (at school); going to school
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb