toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
long-awaited; much-awaited
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
schoolgirl; female student
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
question; inquiry; enquiry
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with a friendly grin; smilingly
newly appointed; inaugural
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to rock; to shake; to swing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post