operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
region; limits; stage; level
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
remote shutter release; cable release
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
departure (of a ship); setting sail
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
a few seconds; several seconds
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
how long; how far; how much
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
alternately; by turns; one after the other
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead