starting point; starting line
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
uninhabited island; desert island
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
water's edge; beach; shore
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be greenish; to be tinged green
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
rubber raft; inflatable boat
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
cooler box; cooler; cool box
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
and then; in addition to that; also; even so