to be thrilled; to be excited
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
school building; schoolhouse
educational institution; school; academy; campus
closing of a school; closed school
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
pupil; student; schoolchild
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to understand; to make out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
only recently; just of late
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
looking on (somebody) as hostile
obstinate person; blockhead
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant