weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
quiz; short test; mini test
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); 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
mom; mommy; mum; 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; producing a negative from a positive
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
low (level, value, price, etc.)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; 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
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
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
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
hundred points; perfect mark
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")