(one's) current position; current location; present position
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
educated; learned; schooled
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
difficult problem; challenge
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
starboard (right side of vessel)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
a few seconds; several seconds
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
without leaving any trace
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
interval between the waves; gap between waves