way one walks; one's walk
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
by sheer strength; by brute force
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
here and there; everywhere
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
first meeting; first interview with
to push (something) against
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to badger; to pester; to beg
distinction; discrimination
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
catfight; fight between women
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to press a question; to cross-examine
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat