meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
port city; harbor city; harbour city
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
on board a ship; aboard a ship
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
a few years ago; some years back
man; male; masculine gender
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to go to sea; to become a sailor
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to state; to express; to mention
entrant (into a country); immigrant
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to indicate; to show; to point to
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference