earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
narrow; thin (sized); slender
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
official name; formal name
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
eagle (Accipitridae family)
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor