Vocabulary

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss

not writing or visiting someone; road of the weasel

smoke alarm

fire alarm or sensor

to respect; to revere

automotive

you

male god; male deity

location

ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister

local site; location for making or filming a movie

to extort; to shake down (for money)

European Currency Unit; ECU

competitive bids; competitive bidding

(European) Economic and Monetary Union; EMU

Exchange Rate Mechanism; ERM

daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis); day lily

European Monetary Fund; EMF

European Constitution

European Monetary System; EMS

European Political Co-operation; EPC

European Atomic Community; Euratom

mountain-dwelling robber; brigand

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

-like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

choo-choo train

how; in what way; in what manner

penny (monetary unit); pence

hummingbird

branch temple or church

that sort of; like that

red cedar (Thuja plicata)

informant (often with regard to survey respondents)

this, that and the other; this and that

neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying

each and every; all

useless; no good; hopeless

mass-market segment; main (e.g. price range); largest (e.g. age group)

to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

rock paintings; rock drawings; rock art