leadership; initiative; spearhead
sharing; division; draw; tie
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rationalization; justification
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
student teacher; trainee teacher
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
depiction; description; portrayal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
excursion; field trip; school trip
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
leadership skill; leadership ability
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished