to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to be flexible; to be accommodating
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to rush over; to run up to
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to see; to look; to watch
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
schedule; program; programme; agenda
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
moment; brief space of time
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to take (be in) charge of
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
without permission; without notice
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
studio bus; bus used by actors, etc. during film and TV production
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself