cruise; navigation; sailing
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
right under; directly below; right beneath
rising; ascending; climbing
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
limestone cave; limestone cavern
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to have a bitter experience
trembling with excitement