having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
the ocean; the great deep
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
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
getting on board; sailor; seaman
lacking a plan; haphazard
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
refinement; elegance; grace
night view; night skyline; nightscape
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
inside; interior; inner part
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus, damselfish found from Monterey Bay California to Guadalupe Island Baja California); official state marine fish of California
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
all-night vigil over a body; wake
profitable plan; good plan
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")