rescue squad; rescue party
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; right; right field; right fielder
surroundings; environs; circumference
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
passage; path; route; one's way
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
such; this sort of; like this
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)