quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
failure; mistake; blunder
probability; likelihood; chances
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
electricity; (electric) light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to raise one's voice; to shout
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
instrumental flight navigation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to cease; to stop; to be over
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
something like ...; something called ...
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making