sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
school building; schoolhouse
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
approximate age; age range
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
literally; to the letter; literal
transfer student; student changing schools
way (of doing); manner; method; means
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
by sheer strength; by brute force
to squash; to crush; to flatten
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
condition; situation; prospects
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
guess; conjecture; surmise