to be dispersed; to get separated
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
good-quality; superior in quality
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
national border; provincial border
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to count; to include in the number
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
tradition; legend; folklore
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming