shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to become empty; to be emptied
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
split; division; break up
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
news programme; news program
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
covering; protection; backing; relief
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to crumble away; to collapse
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
profiting while others fight
now that; since; so long as; because