talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
coastal defense; coastal defence
alert status; emergency alert
hegemony; leadership; initiative
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
rear guard; second reserve
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
to mix; to stir; to blend
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
slight; insignificant; small
unfinished; unfilled (order); unexecuted
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
substantial matter; significant item
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter