freight locomotive; goods engine
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
financial structure; financial constitution
contraceptive device; birth-control device
tragus (small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear); tragi; antilobium
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
spaghetti Napolitana; Italian spaghetti dish made with a tomato sauce
moquette (thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal
explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping
decedent; deceased; inheritee