progress; advance; improvement; development
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
apparent; obvious; very clear
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
worthy of special mention
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
all present; all concerned; all of us
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
one thin flat object; one sheet
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to hand over; to surrender
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
feel (of a material); texture
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
simple; easy; convenient; handy
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
polite; courteous; hospitable
to say; to tell; to state; to do
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
the future; future prospects
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
heavy petting; sexual petting