one's assessment of the situation
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
main cause; primary factor
everything; anything; nothing
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
moment; brief space of time
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
opening ceremony (of the school term)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to speak; to hear a voice
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
advance; moving forward; progress
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
snail's pace; slow progress
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)