Idlewild (Everything but the Girl album)
taking turns; in rotation
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
new invention (discovery)
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
inattention; absent-mindedness
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
the very image of health itself; picture of health
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
to use all one's strength (ability)
particular; hard to please; fussy
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
open air; outdoors; outside
preliminary investigation; preparation
carelessly; inattentively
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
bright person; talented student; prodigy
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard