chance (of success); odds
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
absorption; suction; attraction
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
prompt; immediate; in real time
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
exceptional item; extraordinary product
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
like this; this sort; this way
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to surge; to well up; to gush out
flash (of light); glint; schiller
lightning strike; torpedo attack
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
power; might; authority; influence
receiving an electric shock
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to drop; to let fall; to omit
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
doorknob; door knob; door handle
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
the front; honest; upright; decent
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping