gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
out of character; unlike one
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to blaze; to burn brightly
first law of thermodynamics
recurrence; recursion; reflective
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
Charles' law; Charles's law
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy