(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
decrease; reduction; decline
several years; a few years
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
particularly; only; in the case of
biological younger brother
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the same as always; day after day
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
imported article; foreign-made article; imported goods; foreign goods
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled