to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
being filled with; being full of; permeation
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to call each other; to call out to one another
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to have a hard time of it
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
menu of food items; food menu
stockout; out of stock; parts missing; missing component
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
exhibition; display; putting on show