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1.       Conscript – to make somebody join the armed forces (noun/verb)

v  The conscripted soldiers were selected among teenagers who had just graduated high school.

v  He was conscripted to enlist in the army for there is lack of forces back then.

2.       Bits and pieces/bobs – small objects (various kind)

v  It was hard to find her car key since there were bits and bobs stuffed in her handbag.

3.       Ghastly – terrible

v  Nikki refused to wear that cocktail dress as she thought it was ghastly to be in it on prom night.

4.       Jargon - the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

v  Every occupation has its own jargon that some other professionals might not understand.

5.       Trudge – to walk wearily like you’re tired

v  He trudges along the road looking for the house as addressed in the postcard he received as long as he could remember.

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1.       Meander – wander aimlessly

v  The debate meandered on till the recess time.

v  The homeless people meander around the streets in the city.

2.       Edge

#line/ border

v  She screams her lungs out at the edge of the cliff.

                            #to move side away

v  Peter edges through the crowd at the train station, rushing to catch a train.

                           #to advance gradually or cautiously

v  The Porsche edges up to the curb.

3.       Amble – to go at slow, steady pace, saunter, stroll

v  Since it was his first time visiting Korea after ten years leaving to US, he ambles around the city, mesmerized by the beauty and development of his country.

4.       Garrulous – excessive talking in rambling manner

v  His garrulous character drifted people away from him.

5.       Equivocal - allowing the possibility of several different meanings deliberately ambiguous

v  Wendy’s equivocal writing regarding the wedding of the year of famous John Park and Claire Hans borders me.