direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
distant place; faraway location; far away
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
newspaper reporter; print journalist
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
Morse code (esp. signalling)
revenge; retaliation; requital (for a kind act); return (of a favour); reply; answer
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
dots and dashes; Morse code; radio telegraphy
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
stairs; stairway; staircase
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
(United States of) America; USA
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
tuna; Pacific bluefin tuna
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
work; business; company; study
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
order; sequence; procedure
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
steamship; steamboat; steamer
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam