eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
performer; entertainer; celebrity
it's not like; it isn't as if
cartoon-character costume
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
floor above; floor upstairs
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate