black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon); giant tiger prawn
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
waste of time; killing time
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
both hands; both arms; ten
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
impossible; unlikely; improbable
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
imagination; supposition; guess
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
power; might; authority; influence
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
football pitch; soccer field
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress