to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
test period; exam period; examination time
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
headquarters; head office; main office
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
only; merely; but; no more than
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
common use; communal use; sharing
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
maid; helper; help; assistance
diligent; hard-working; industrious
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)