bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
machine parts; machinery; equipment
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
softness; comparatively soft
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
review (of learned material); revision
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to pay attention; to be watchful
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
explosion; rupture; break off
pupil; student; schoolchild
innumerable; countless; numberless
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
edge of the eaves; house frontage
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(temporary) closure of school
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)