fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to come and go; to go back and forth
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
guard; security guard; security officer
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
24 hours; twenty-four hours
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
it hasn't been long since
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
alert status; emergency alert
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to die out; to become extinct
coagulation; freezing; solidification