9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
softness; flexibility; elasticity
starship; interstellar spacecraft
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique
geostationary orbit; geosynchronous orbit
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
ambush; interception; counter-attack
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
8000; eight thousand; many
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
situation report; status report; progress report
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
steering (of a boat); steerage
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
appointed time; timetable; schedule
port (left side of vessel)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking