mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
the way one works; one's working manner
document; official papers
while; during (the time when)
in succession; one after another
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
future (usually near); prospects
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
as if it were about oneself
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
close; intimate; on good terms
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to gather; to collect; to assemble
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
several sheets (flat objects)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
preface; introduction; preamble
in the morning; during the morning
excursion; field trip; school trip
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects