(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of São Tomé and Príncipe

(idiomatic) Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively.

(idiomatic, hyperbolic) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price;

A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

Employing tongue and groove joints.

(idiomatic, colloquial, usually sarcastic, dismissive) Indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.

Conducted in secret; clandestine.

(UK, Ireland, Australia) Gains and losses that offset each other.

(chiefly UK, informal, law enforcement) The flashing blue lights and (originally) two-tone siren of a police vehicle.

A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.