V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
the way back; the way home; return trip
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated