effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
local program; local programme
several times; a few times
witnessing; observing; sighting
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
and; thereupon; because of that
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to have an eye on; to zero in on
senior high school student
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to thrust before; to thrust at
twice; again; second time
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
at least; at most; (even) just
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal