from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
studies; schoolwork; classwork
principal occupation; core business
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to grow taller (of people)
whereabout; about where; how much
standing; reserve; always having ready
eccentric; crank; oddball
life; living; I; me; student
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)