contest; comparison; competition
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
considerably; fairly; quite
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to gather; to collect; to assemble
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
conviction; belief; confidence
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
freely; frankly; without reserve
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to finish reading; to read through
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
article for everyday use; domestic article
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
going to school in groups
to have an eye on; to zero in on
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush