contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
quiz; short test; mini test
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
review (of learned material); revision
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
striking; remarkable; considerable
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
low (level, value, price, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
argument based on personal impressions
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(committee) chairman; president
hundred points; perfect mark
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...