direct connection; direct link
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
armory; armoury; ordnance department
display stand; exhibition table
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
loading; charging; filling
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
Amazon River; Rio Amazonas
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
hidden room; secret chamber
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber