panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic

to panic; to rush around in a fluster

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth) / binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow) / rotating quickly / hurting sharply / briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away

Same as above.

coward

(literary) to play (a drum) / (literary) to envigorate

an old book; a rare book; a classic / a second-hand book

self-introduction

introduce oneself

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend