small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
getting on board; sailor; seaman
no exception; without exception; always the same
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
liner; regularly scheduled ship
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; private
contract; compact; agreement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
looking depressed; long face
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to sell off; to sell completely
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
employment (long term); hire
fee; charge; rate; material
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)