(idiomatic) Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly). / Synonym of on the square (“discreet reference to freemasonry”)

Alternative spelling of AS-level

The process of making something level. / (surveying, archaeology) The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.

(US) present participle of level

Advanced Subsidiary level, in the UK: the exam taken in the first year of the sixth form, as a first stage in getting to the A-levels (A2) at the end of the sixth form. The modular format makes the distinction less clear.

A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. / A distance relative to a given reference elevation. / Degree or amount.

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. / At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with. / Unvaried in frequency. / Unvaried in volume. / Calm.

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible. / To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze. / (role-playing games, video games) To progress to the next level.

A surname from French.

A non-compulsory examination taken in the final two years in British high schools; the qualification obtained by passing such an exam / (Internet, prostitution, euphemistic) anal sex.