on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
discovery; detection; finding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
sympathy; compassion; pity
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; stillness; quietness
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)