to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
loud voice; high-pitched voice
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
street with streetcar tracks; street with a tram line
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
cause and effect; causality
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to arrest; to capture; to seize