something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
equilibrium; good balance; poise
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
bilberry; European blueberry
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
midwinter; dead of winter
to freeze; to refrigerate
beautiful woman; pretty girl
unseasonable; out-of-season
leaf apex; tip of the leaf
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert