female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
recovery; rescue; recapture
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
piece; fragment; one (object)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off