stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to become better; to improve
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
age range; age-group; age bracket
journal; magazine; periodical
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to dye; to colour; to color
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
transfer student; student changing schools
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
that's the way it is; such is life
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
such ... as; or some such
being startled; getting a shock
second day of the month; two days
to stiffen; to become stiff
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket