verb, British English, informal - to leave a place quietly and often without anyone noticing, usually to avoid something
adjective - in a state of deep unconsciousness; lacking alertness or activity
noun, formal - the formal transfer of property or legal rights from one person to another
noun, formal - a means or act of transporting something or someone from one place to another
adjective, formal - having a physical, material body; not spiritual or abstract
noun, British English - a private primary school in the United Kingdom for children typically aged 8-13 that prepares them for entry exams to elite secondary schools
noun - a person, especially a student or young adult, who dresses in or is associated with the traditional, conservative style linked to private preparatory schools and elite universities
adjective - relating to, or typical of the conservative, upper-middle-class style traditionally associated with students of private preparatory schools and elite universities, especially in clothing, manners, and tastes
verb, British English, informal - to spit
verb - to make someone unable to feel pain, usually by giving them drugs before a medical operation
noun - a doctor or specially trained nurse who gives people anaesthetics before and during medical operations
noun - a state in which someone cannot feel pain, usually because of drugs given before a medical operation or procedure
noun - the quality of being noble in character, mind, or spirit; moral goodness
noun - people of high social rank who have titles such as duke, earl, or baron; the aristocracy
noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect