hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to be overcome with emotion
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
near; nearby; not far off
southern part; the south (of a region)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)