whispering; murmuring; subdued
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
history of; experience of
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in that manner; like that
rising; ascending; climbing
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
all present; all concerned; all of us
to well up; to burst; to arise
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
meanwhile; in the meantime
battlefield; battleground
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)