to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to check; to stop; to keep back
to distribute; to hand out
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
sublime; noble; high-minded
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
school; school building; schoolhouse
throng; gathering of people
advocate; proponent; supporter
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to knock down; to knock off
young girl; lass; adolescent female
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
neglecting; leaving alone
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
suddenly; all of a sudden
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with