proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
lord of a manor; estate steward
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
rising; ascending; climbing
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
proper; right; reasonable
to work hard at one's lessons
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be nearing death; to be dying
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to choke; to have trouble breathing
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk