to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in that way; like that; that way
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
destination (one is heading towards); goal
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
(not) even with; (not) even using
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
unique; peculiar; singular
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up