princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
hiding one's embarrassment
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
inter-scholastic athletics competition
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show