elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
riding together; riding with
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
family vacation; family trip
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
though; notwithstanding; although
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
region; limits; stage; level
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
be (that) as it may; having said that
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
in the meanwhile; during the time
desperately; for one's dear life
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual