to be reflected in a mirror
village headman; village mayor
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cut one's way through the waves
20th day of the month; 20 days
endless; boundless; everlasting
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
on board a ship; aboard a ship
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
scrap lumber; piece of wood
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
nothing but; none other than
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
ballast (for a ship, submarine, hot-air balloon, etc.); ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
disorder; chaos; confusion