positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
what do you want?; can I help you?
odds and ends; all; every
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
being left out; being ostracized
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
particularly; only; in the case of
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
parent-child relationship
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
classification; categorization; sorting
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
results; record; grades; marks
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
study of foreign languages; linguistics