older sister; elder sister
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
Griffith (Australia); Griffis; Griffiths
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unconfirmed; unidentified
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
only; merely; but; no more than
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
Islamic State; IS; Daesh; information separator; delimiter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire