precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
on board a ship; aboard a ship
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to go to sea; to become a sailor
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
far away in the distance; in the far distance
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
turmoil; chaos; confusion
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
competing; competition; auction
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
superior; superiors; senior
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler