desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to be touching; to be moving
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to smile broadly; to grin widely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
to join forces; to cooperate
penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
end of a match; end of a game
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lodging host; lodging place