trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
elopement; running away with a lover
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
gag order; gag rule; gag law
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
retirement; resignation; stepping down
system; institution; organization; organisation
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
school rules; school regulations
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
five (long cylindrical things)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand