lee of an island; area hidden by an island
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
weighing anchor; setting sail
acceleration; speeding up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to change (one's clothes)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to play a leading role; to play a central part
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run around; to bustle about
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
what kind of; what sort of; what
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
difference; variation; difference
scale; scope; plan; structure
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
like this; this sort; this way
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag