to live up to (one's) expectations
though; even if; whether ... or ...
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
on the sea; surface of the sea
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to be frank; to drop all pretense
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to send or direct a person to
control of the sea; command of the sea
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
defend and maintain; support; protection
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
wide turn; detour; the long way around
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for