Apollo program; Project Apollo
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
strong; powerful; strong (taste; e.g. of coffee)
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
order; command; directions; instructions
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
surface of the earth; ground surface
escape velocity; orbital velocity; cosmic speed; space velocity
gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
fuel consumption; gas mileage
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring