average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating
chief of the general staff
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
the ocean; the great deep
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
next generation; future generation
casualties; the killed and wounded
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
heading; headline; index; headword
same generation; one's generation
hidden treasure; treasured article
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely