recommendation; referral; endorsement
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
latent disposition; inner feelings
entreaty; supplication; petition
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
another school; other schools
guardians; parents; father and older brother
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
under the staircase; understairs
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
one's share; one's portion
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
news; word; tidings; omen
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
looking depressed; long face
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to be entwined; to be involved
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
person of common sense; common sense man
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
novel; original; new; innovative
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs