cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
fire and water; flooding and fire
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to become hoarse; to become husky
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
madder red; dark red; crimson
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to prove; to substantiate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack