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To arrest someone, especially a criminal, or, in a more formal sense, to understand something.
A person learning a trade or skill by working under someone more experienced.
A period of working for a skilled employer in order to learn a trade.
To inform someone of something, especially important news.
To move closer to something, or to start dealing with a task or problem in a certain way.
Formal or official approval, or general praise.
Suitable or correct for a particular situation.
Official agreement or permission, or a positive opinion of something.
To officially agree that something is acceptable, or to have a favorable opinion of it.
Close to the exact number or amount, but not precisely accurate.
About or close to a certain number, not exact.
An estimate or rough calculation that is close to the exact value but not perfectly precise.
A small, orange fruit with a soft, fuzzy skin and a single hard stone inside.
The fourth month of the year, between March and May.
A piece of clothing tied over the front of the body to protect clothes while cooking or working.
Suitable or fitting for the situation, or likely to do something.
A natural ability or talent for learning or doing something well.
In a way that is very suitable or fitting for the situation.
A pale blue-green color, similar to the color of clear seawater.
The farming of fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants for food.
A glass tank where fish and other water animals are kept, or a building full of such tanks open to the public.
Living in, growing in, or relating to water.
A structure, often a bridge-like channel, built to carry water across a valley or over long distances.
Containing, made from, or relating to water.
An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water and allows it to flow through.
Suitable for growing crops.
A person or group with the authority to settle a dispute or decide what's correct.
Decided by chance or personal preference rather than by reason, rule, or system.
A process for settling a dispute in which an independent person decides the outcome instead of going to court.
A shaded garden structure covered with climbing plants, often used to sit under.
Relating to or living in trees.
A place where trees and shrubs are grown and displayed for study or public viewing.
A curved section of the edge of a circle or of any curve.
A place with coin-operated games, or a covered passage lined with shops.
Understood by very few people, often because it's mysterious or old.
A curved structure that spans an opening, often supporting weight above it.
A place where physical remains of past human activity, such as buildings or objects, are studied and preserved.
A scientist who studies the past by digging up and examining old buildings, objects, and remains.
Very old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time.
Representing a perfect or typical example of something.
A typical, original example of something that other similar things are based on or measured against.
A group of many islands scattered across an area of sea.
A person who designs buildings and oversees how they are constructed.
The art and practice of designing and constructing buildings, or the overall structure of something.
A collection of historical documents or records kept for future reference.
A person whose job is to organize and preserve historical documents and records.
A curved passage or entrance formed by an arch.
Relating to the very cold region around the North Pole.