broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
desperately; for one's dear life
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
English (language); English
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
U.S. forces; American military
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
police substation; residential police box
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
down to earth; reasonable
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
professor; teaching; instruction
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
police officer; policeman; policewoman