apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
smallish; on the small side
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
clanging; empty; deserted
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
routine work; everyday work
outside of; not covered by
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
numeric keypad; numeric key
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
geostationary orbit; geosynchronous orbit
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
number of (large) animals
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
going around; patrol; round; tour
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
originally; by nature; from the start