to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to attack; to assault; to assail
position; location; base; point; site
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to face on; to look out on to
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
decision; settlement; definition
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
authenticity; credibility
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail