brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
one by one; one after another; successively
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
right of succession; right to the throne
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
consideration; taking into account
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to run about; to rush about
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
hiding one's embarrassment
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to shed light; to cast light
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present