Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
local downpour; severe rain fall
leased line; private circuit; private line
to go to; to visit; to call on
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
band; zone; range; bandwidth
water heater; (domestic) boiler
machine; mechanism; gadget
to gather strength; to take heart
high voltage; high tension
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
territorial dispute; territorial issue
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
translator (device, program); translation machine
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior