trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to raise one's voice; to shout
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
interval between the waves; gap between waves
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
witnessing; observing; sighting
greater than ...; bigger ...
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
on the sea; surface of the sea
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
consequence; result; conclusion
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
not yet known; unknown; strange
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
massing (of troops); gathering
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
scale; scope; plan; structure