cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
operation (of a ship or aircraft route); service; navigation; flight
dashboard; instrument panel
display shelf; display case
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
great hurry; great haste; rush
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
about when; about what time; how soon
village; human habitation; human settlement
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)