nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to blow through; to blow across
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
good-looking; fair; beautiful
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
other; another; over; more than; I; me
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
sovereign; ruler; head of state
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
every person; each one; everybody
empress (consort); queen (consort)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together