machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
optical communications line; optical network
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be prolonged; to drag on
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
article for everyday use; domestic article
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size