laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
shellfish; seashell; shell
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
lacking a plan; haphazard
inexpert or untrained eyes
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
mission; delegation; transmission
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
decorative lights; illumination
sea level; (surface of) sea
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
port city; harbor city; harbour city
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to sell off; to sell completely
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
nonchalantly; without a care
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
leaving to chance; leaving to fate