got it; roger; leave it to me
at first; initially; in the beginning
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
1,000,000; one million; million; many
magic lantern; slide projector
father and mother; parents
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
meeting (with another person)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
food crisis; food-supply crisis
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
square kilometer; square kilometre
another species; other species
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
building time; construction period