to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
practicality; utility; usefulness
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dismissal; sacking; discharge
outer space; void of space
World War III; Third World War
intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM
intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
disorder; chaos; confusion
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
passing through without stopping; passing by
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to speak; to hear a voice
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
weightlessness; zero gravity
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
rice cooking; boiling rice
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
water vapour; water vapor; steam
condensation; formation of dew
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...