What words would you use in the following situations?  (These questions are taken from the questionnaires used to compile the Dictionary of American Regional English, or DARE.)

1. Expressions meaning ‘confused, mixed up’:  “So many things were going on at the same time that he got completely ____________.”
    
2. When someone does something unexpectedly bold or forward, you might say:  “Well, she certainly has a lot of ___________.”
    
3. Names and nicknames for someone who fusses or worries a lot, especially about little things.
    
4. Words for finding fault or complaining:  “You just can’t please him -- he’s always ________.”
    
5. If you don’t care what a person does, you might say, “Go ahead -- I don’t give a ________.”
    
6. On a day when you don’t feel just right, though not actually sick, you might say, “I’ll be all right tomorrow -- I’m just feeling _____________ today.”
    
7. When a school child makes a special effort to ‘get in good’ with the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade:  “He’s an awful __________.”
    
8. A child who is always telling on other children.
    
9. To stay away from school without an excuse.
    
10. Words or expressions for cheating in school examinations.
     
11. Somebody who studies too hard or all the time.
     
12. Joking names for handwriting that is hard to read:  “I can’t make anything out of his ____________.”
     
13. Sayings about a person who seems to you very stupid:  “He doesn’t know ___________.”
     
14. When you know that somebody has been trying to deceive you, you might say, “She’s not fooling me one bit; I’m ___________ (her).”
     
15. To make an error in judgment and get something quite wrong:  “He usually handles things well, but this time he certainly __________.”
     
16. Names for somebody who drives carelessly or not well.
     
17. If you happen to meet someone that you haven’t seen for a while:  “Guess who I ___________ this morning.”
     
18. To stare at something with your mouth open.
     
19. When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have ___________.
     
20. Other words for sweat.