clearing one's throat; cough
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
for a while; for some time; for a period
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to grimace; to make a wry face
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
meanwhile; in the meantime
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
great war; great battle; world war
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to take (be in) charge of
world history; international history
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation