to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
one by one; in detail; minutely
to give directions; to issue instructions
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
failure; mistake; blunder
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
acceleration; speeding up
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
split; division; break up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
everybody; every last one of them; all
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
nautical table; sailing chart
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hair (on the head); (a) hair