entry into port; arriving in harbor
cargo; freight; money or assets
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
healthy; sound; wholesome
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
rather than; more ... than ...
simply; merely; only; solely
in the future; another day; later
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sanity; consciousness; soberness
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
handrail; railing; banister
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
blow; shock; strike; batting
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
usurer; usury; loansharking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on