simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
stepwise; one step at a time
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
meanwhile; in the meantime
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to begin to walk; to set out
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to boost; to force up; to push up
to make an appearance; to show up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
furious facial expression
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
full throttle; full power
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
electricity; (electric) light
electricity bill; electric bill
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
bill; account; invoice; information request form
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side