pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
now that; since; so long as; because
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
on duty; at work; while working
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
8000; eight thousand; many
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
complication; confusion; disorder