science fiction; sci-fi; SF
naked eye; the physical eye
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
head over heels; headlong; head first
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
sea of fire; sea of flame
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
useless resistance; vain struggle
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
two (long cylindrical things)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity