secretary; councillor; councilor
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
grey moustache; white beard
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
research funds (expenses)
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
cyborg; cybernetic organism
mental health; mental hygiene
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
archipelago; group of islands
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
arrival of goods; goods received
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke