to sit with one's legs hanging down so that the feet do not touch the ground

to expect something with great anxiety or anticipation

to hope or look forward to

opinionated; having a high opinion of oneself while staying away from the worldly or common

(literary) crawling or creeping, usually describing the slow movement of insects

behaving in an overconfident, conceited, or boastful manner; used in classical texts to describe an affected display of righteousness