since when; from when; how long
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
society; the world; the times
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
failure; mistake; blunder
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
then; well; so; well then
belatedly; though a little too late
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
while; during; while; although; all; both
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
mass of rock; rock lump; block
counter for wheels and flowers
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cruise; navigation; sailing
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help