strong-willed; strong of heart
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now that you say that; now that you mention it
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
waste of time; killing time
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to fly around; to scatter
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
aquatic (life); living in the water
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
video game (played on a home console)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
although I say; although one might say; although called
charming; fascinating; attractive
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism