acquaintance; friend; familiar face
free (of charge); gratuitous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to lose one's way; to get lost
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
light and darkness; light and shade
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
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
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life