Vocabulary

pantry

jumping off

urgent letter

walking over stepping stones; following the stepping stones

committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train

flight uniform

flight; air service

flying corps; air force

contrail; vapor trail; vapour trail

flash of lightning

baseless rumor; baseless rumour; gossip; false report

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

swallow in flight

rouse; stir; inspire

door (of a furnace, stove, etc.); fuel hole

burning at the stake

firewood

captive; prisoner

constable; policeman

insect net; butterfly net

key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

(whaling) harpoon gun

lactation period

Quonset hut

special election; by-election; bye-election

reservist; recruit

complementary color; complementary colour

extra innings

blood replenishment

supplementary note

supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)

revising (and supplementing); expansion

supplement; supplementary volume

supply route; supply road; communications (military)

adjust (by supplementing)

supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes

appointment to an official post; assignment

extensive references (in a text)

philanthropist

fur rug; fur cushion