counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
special training; intensive training; crash course
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pair; two kinds; two ways
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
understood; I see; OK; present; here
bow (of boat); prow; stem
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
to begin shooting; to shoot out
lading; loading; carrying
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to clear away; to remove; to demolish