consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
fixed date; appointed day
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
body; body blow (in boxing)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
naked eye; the physical eye
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
arrest; apprehension; capture
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to escape death; to be saved from death
genuine article; real thing; real deal
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
discovery; detection; finding
to employ; to hire; to charter
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life