seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
urine sampling; urine collection
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
ectogenesis; outside the body
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
drinking directly (from bottle, can, flask, canteen, etc.)
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
commuting to school; school commute
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in