indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
female high-school student
opposite; reverse; contrary
business world; business circles; (the) industry
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
enumeration; citation; listing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
school building; schoolhouse
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to rush over; to run up to
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
without permission; without notice
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)