chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
appointment; rendezvous; date
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to perform; to play; to act
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
match; game; bout; contest
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to look forward to something
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
even though; despite; when
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
elopement; running away with a lover
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters