salvaging

"After finishing the puzzle, he discarded the empty box. "

"He is a student of life."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

"The firefighters salvaged precious family photos from the burning house. "

"The camping equipment was essential for a successful weekend trip. "

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

"The firefighters rescued a cat from the burning building. "

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

"Students need to buy their textbooks before the first day of class. "

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

"The art student carefully sculpted a small, detailed figure of a bird from clay. "