launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
really good; irresistible
two by two; by twos; as a couple
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
political crime; political offence
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
Thierry, Count of Flanders
vaporizer; vaporiser; carburetor; carburettor
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
(short) jacket; blouson; windbreaker; jumper
monocrystal; single crystal
pectoral girdle; shoulder girdle
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
convert (e.g. to a cause)
negative film (as opposed to positive or reversal film); negative
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
slave (device); slave (person)
charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet
evocation; inducement; giving rise to
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder