being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
starboard (right side of vessel)
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
innumerable; countless; numberless
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
literature; books (reference); document
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
isolation; being alone; being friendless
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
final scene; the end; finale
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to run up to; to rush over