until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
study group; study meeting
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
settlement; conclusion; summary
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
funny story; funny anecdote
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing