standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
hey there; I say; see here
ago; since; before; previous
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to collect; to assemble; to gather
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to pass (of time); to elapse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
many; numerous; various; large number of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)