talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
senior high school student
attendance (at school); going to school
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
sexy; popular; well-liked
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to support each other; to support one another
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
protracted war; war of attrition
to mind; to care; to worry
to slap; to strike; to spank
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
like that; that way; thus
to carry out one's mission
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to go through formalities
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured