formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
elder sister; effeminate man
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
recompense; indemnity; atonement
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
insurance; guarantee; warranty
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
Haydn; Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809; Austrian composer)
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
educational system; school system
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to