to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(social) class; rank; grade
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
survey; exploration; field investigation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
machine parts; machinery; equipment
number of persons; personnel
whole nation; whole land; whole country
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
whole day and night; 24 hours
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
just one person; only one
training; education; development; cultivation
to be expensive; to be costly
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant