acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
home area; home town; local
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
grasp; catch; understanding
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
guard; security (officer); guardsman
security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
school district; school area
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
urban areas; the streets; town; city
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
metre; meter; meter; gauge
development; exploitation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
automatic; intransitive verb