diff --git a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
index 017338e896..a011918d59 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@
       [(_ iterator:id honu-equal start:honu-expression honu-to end:honu-expression
           honu-do body:honu-expression . rest)
        (values
-           #'(%racket (for ([iterator (in-range start.result
-                                                end.result)])
+           #'(%racket (for/list ([iterator (in-range start.result
+                                                     end.result)])
                         body.result))
          #'rest
          #t)]
       [(_ iterator:id honu-in stuff:honu-expression
           honu-do body:honu-expression . rest)
-       (values #'(%racket (for ([iterator stuff.result])
+       (values #'(%racket (for/list ([iterator stuff.result])
                             body.result))
                #'rest
                #t)])))
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@
          (values #'(send/apply left name (list argument.result ...))
                  #'more))])))
 
+(begin-for-syntax
+  (define-splicing-syntax-class (id-except ignores)
+    [pattern x:id #:when (not (for/fold ([ok #t])
+                                        ([ignore ignores])
+                                (and ok (free-identifier=? #'x ignore))))])
+  (define-splicing-syntax-class (separate-ids separator end)
+    [pattern (~seq (~var first (id-except (list separator end)))
+                   (~seq (~var between (id-except (list separator end)))
+                         (~var next (id-except (list separator end)))) ...)
+             #:with (ids ...) #'(first.x next.x ...)]))
+
 (begin-for-syntax
   (provide honu-declaration)
 
@@ -266,12 +277,15 @@
   (define-splicing-syntax-class var-id
     [pattern x:id #:when (not ((literal-set->predicate declaration-literals) #'x))])
 
+  ;; parses a declaration
+  ;; var x = 9
+  ;; var a, b, c = values(1 + 2, 5, 9)
   (define-splicing-syntax-class honu-declaration
                               #:literal-sets (cruft)
                               #:literals (honu-equal honu-var)
-     [pattern (~seq honu-var (~seq name*:var-id (~optional honu-comma)) ... honu-equal one:honu-expression)
-              #:with result #'(%racket (define-values (name*.x ...) one.result))
-              #:with (name ...) #'(name*.x ...)
+     [pattern (~seq honu-var (~var variables (separate-ids #'honu-comma #'honu-equal))
+                    honu-equal one:honu-expression)
+              #:with (name ...) #'(variables.ids ...)
               #:with expression #'one.result]))
 
 (provide honu-var)
@@ -280,5 +294,6 @@
     (syntax-parse code #:literal-sets (cruft)
                        #:literals (honu-equal)
       [(var:honu-declaration . rest)
-       (values #'var.result #'rest #t)])))
+       (define result #'(%racket (define-values (var.name ...) var.expression)))
+       (values result #'rest #t)])))
 
diff --git a/collects/honu/main.rkt b/collects/honu/main.rkt
index 16bb004d00..7b5e8c25d6 100644
--- a/collects/honu/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/main.rkt
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
          void
          format
          integer
+         cos sin
+         random
+         values
          (rename-out [honu-cond cond]
                      [null empty]
                      [current-inexact-milliseconds currentMilliseconds]
diff --git a/collects/tests/honu/class.honu b/collects/tests/honu/class.honu
index 2629fa4d9b..9470a6db94 100644
--- a/collects/tests/honu/class.honu
+++ b/collects/tests/honu/class.honu
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ class What(x){
 };
 
 var instance = new What(5);
-printf("got ~a\n", instance.foobar(10))
+printf("got ~a\n", instance->foobar(10))