ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
every person; each one; everybody
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to approach; to draw near
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
every single word and phrase; word by word
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
nature; character; disposition
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
cruise; navigation; sailing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
and yet; despite (all) that
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing