continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
vast and blue (e.g. ocean); dusky; shadowy
the ocean; the great deep
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
decision; determination; resolution
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
of course; certainly; naturally
use; utilization; utilisation; application
uninhabited island; desert island
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
settlement; solution; resolution
to repeat; to do over again
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure