mandalorian, boba fett and fungi

an affirmative answer/response. "Were you in New York on 3 March?" "Affirmative." (= "Yes."). She asked the question expecting an affirmative.

If you spring all this money, I will skin you. Admit it! You sprang the criminal from prison. This is a spring variety of wheat."Where did you spring from? - I didn't see you come in!"

There will have to be a sea change in people's attitudes if public transport is ever to replace the private car.

I'm allergic to plant spores.

Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer? impugnment, impugnable

The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church. He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years. She undertook several clandestine operations for the CIA.

We don't anticipate any snags in/with the negotiations. The drug is very effective - the only snag is that it cannot be produced in large quantities. This sweater's full of snags. Be careful not to snag your coat on the barbed wire.

My children have been inoculated against polio. inoculation

multicellular. intracellular and extracellular. Some green algae are multicellular.

a pair of tongs

top- tier commando platoon

His platoon was ambushed. a platoon commander. First there is a platoon of motorcycle outriders who will clear the streets ahead.

The soldiers bivouacked in the mountains for two nights. The children made a bivouac at the bottom of the garden with some poles and an old blanket.

It was clear that they must have obtained the information by subterfuge.

Ever since the oil crisis, the industry has been in (a state of) disarray. The news had thrown his plans into disarray. Her clothes were in disarray.

She learned multiplication by rote.

Somebody has to pull the switch or we won't make it. A points failure was later found to be responsible for the rail accident

He claims he saw a Martian in a flying saucer.

geocentricism is diametrically opposed to the theory called heliocentricism.

My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.

Reading should be an adventure, a personal experience full of serendipitous surprises. A team of researchers has made a serendipitous discovery that could help in the struggle to cure obesity.

You have to drive slower in the sprawl. The city sprawls for about five kilometers more from here. The branches sprawled into my window, so I had to cut them.

They are demanding the restitution of ancient treasures that were removed from the country in the 16th century. The chemical company promised to make full restitution to the victims for the injury to their health.

a well-stocked (= full of food) larder

We are short on man being able to wield weapon.

Security did not prevent an interloper from getting onto the stage at the opening ceremony. INTRUDER

Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of seven percent. Little benefit will accrue to the city (= it will receive little benefit) from the new transport links.

men and women choosing the cloister as a way of life. a scientist who cloisters herself in a laboratory

"How much for the drink?" "Nothing, it's on the house."

I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week. She decided to forgo flowers at the funeral and asked people to send money to a charity instead. These people have forfeited the right to live in society.

Despite her manifold faults, she was a strong leader. will increase your blessings manifold. Experts caution that once firms go public, the scrutiny goes up manifold.

You're the kind of gal that's smart enough to mind her own business.

On closing the mines they hired a forestry expert to improve their reclamation plan. Experts at the conference will address topics such as water reclamation and reuse.

The company has more than 200 people on the payroll.

There was a special attachment between the two. I couldn't open the attachment that you sent with your e-mail.

These changes spell the end of the world as we know it. How do you spell the word "pneumonia"? It was a short spell of my life, I don't want to talk about it. He didn't know how to spell the French word.

Our group has made it to the door to the docking bay. They should have the central docking port ready for us.

a scurrilous remark/attack/article. The men gossiped as much and as scurrilously as ourselves.

The river was brown and murky after the storm. He became involved in the murky world of international drug-dealing. I don't want to get into the murky waters of family arguments.

a street urchin

the multitude. Flood victims were aided by a multitude of volunteers.

The prison sentence is the toughest meted out to any of the seven athletes who have pleaded guilty. The Academy, meanwhile, is still trying to figure out what punishment, if any, to mete out.

We have to clear off quickly before anybody notices us.

I wouldn't have any compunction about telling him to leave.

He sent a grovelling note of apology.

Put the beer on my tab.

an ill-tempered scolding woman

We could hear the sound of a lawnmower purring in the back garden. A black limousine purred up (= drove up making a quiet, continuous, soft sound) outside the hotel. I heard the gentle purr of an engine outside the house.

Let's go spelunking at the weekend.

Was that you I heard warbling in the bathroom this morning?

He was pressurized into signing the agreement.

We need a cover story, so no one looks for us.

Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom? What's the formula for converting pounds into kilograms? I used to hate exercise, but my sister has converted me (to it). a convert to vegetarianism/wholemeal bread

Please wear trainers in the gym, to avoid scuffing the floor. If you scuff your feet (= pull your shoes along the ground as you walk) like that, you'll ruin your shoes. A host of local controversies have scuffed the Republican brand name in Ohio.

She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city. Two prisoners absconded last night.

It was just a fling! The two had a fling and you found out about it.

They have a stockpile of weapons and ammunition that will last several months. The rebels have been stockpiling weapons.

This movie was so bad I wanted to claw my eyes out.

Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors. a picnic hamper. Nice weather and a hamper full of food is all we need for our picnic.

What's to stop them trying the same thing on English privateers?

After a few more such pleasantries, we went on our way.

Be sure you have turned off the power to the circuit.