thousands; several thousand
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
duty; function; office; mission; task
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to fight to the last (death)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
official announcement; proclamation
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
in line with this; therefore
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to overflow from something full
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of