electricity; (electric) light
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
to lie deep in; to extend far back
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
together with; same; both; all; including ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
real intention; true motive; true meaning
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch