A long speech by one person.
monolog
To get the point in a game or competition that makes your score the same as that of the other team or player.
equalise
A doctor who has special training in medical care for children.
paediatrician
A strong covering that protects something, especially the body.
armor
Any of the thread-like parts that form plant or artificial material and can be made into cloth.
fibre
A speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book, often giving a short statement about what happens to the characters after the play or book finishes.
epilog
To express disapproval of someone or something.
criticise
A book or set of books containing many articles arranged in alphabetical order that deal either with the whole of human knowledge or with a particular part of it, or a similar set of articles on the internet.
encyclopaedia
(Especially in the past) a room in a private house used for relaxing, especially one that was kept clean and neat for entertaining guests.
parlor
A decorated stick that is carried by a queen or king during some official ceremonies as a symbol of their authority.
sceptre
A recording of this type is made by changing the sound waves into electrical signals of the same type.
analog
To educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed.
civilise
A young human being or animal before birth, after the organs have started to develop.
foetus
To enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible.
savor
The width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet.
calibre
A building in which Jewish people worship and study their religion.
synagog
To make a word into a form that expresses more than one.
pluralise
A female hormone that causes development and change in the reproductive organs (= organs involved in producing babies).
oestrogen
A way of looking and behaving.
demeanor
Serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment.
sombre
A film or book about travelling to or in a particular place.
travelog
To give official permission for something to happen, or to someone to do something.
authorise
A movement or set of movements needing skill and care.
manoeuvre
To try to do something.
endeavor
(Of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough.
meagre