amount of light; quantity of light
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
research; study; investigation
thermal; thermal garment; thermals
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
steady progress; rapid advance
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
support; backing; aid; assistance
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
practicality; utility; usefulness
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
intelligence; discernment
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
several hundred; hundreds (of)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
beyond human understanding
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point