conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
region; limits; stage; level
counter for (small) boats
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
desperately; for one's dear life
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
if it is the case that ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
innumerable; countless; numberless