school bag; school satchel
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
unskilled; not very good at
chain-link fence; wire mesh fence
selling separately; selling individually; selling loosely
rise and fall; fluctuation
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
night table; bedside table
return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
to be traumatized; to be shocked
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
sense of space; spaciousness
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to waste time; to kill time
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to relax; to take it easy
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to be exhausted; to be worn out
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective