quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
paints; painting material
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake