to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
voyage; passage; travelling
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be saved up (of money)
enactment; establishment; creation
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
smuggling; contraband trade
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
by myself; in person; by oneself
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly