| A | B |
|---|
| handcuffs | a pair of metal rings joined by a short chain and locked around the wrists of a prisoner |
| chefs | head cooks |
| zeros | figures or digits, 0 |
| torpedoes | large, cigarshaped missiles that contain explosives and travel under water by its own power, launched from submarines |
| yourselves | the plural emphatic form of you |
| bookshelves | shelves for holding books |
| brothers-in-law | brothers of one's husband or wife |
| series | number of similar things in a row |
| bacteria | plural of bacterium, a large group of one-celled microorganisma that multiply by fission or by forming spores |
| media | plural of medium |
| portfolios | portable cases for loose papers, drawings, etc. |
| avocados | usuallu pear-shaped tropical fruits with a dark-green to purplish-black skin and very large seeds |
| cargoes | loads of goods carried on a ship or aircraft |
| mottoes | brief sentences adopted as a rule of conduct |
| calves | young cows or bulls |
| great-uncles | uncles of one's father or mother |
| aircraft | machine for air navigation that is supported in air by its own buoyancy |
| alumni | graduates or former students of a certain school, college, or university |
| data | facts from which conclusions can be drawn |
| oases | fertile spots in the deserts where there is water and vegetation |
