it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
long (time); protracted; prolonged
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
both; both sides; both parties
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
network operating system; NOS
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cruise; navigation; sailing
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
starboard (side of a ship)
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
base (military, expedition, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out