speed of a boat; draft; draught
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to give directions; to issue instructions
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rather than; more ... than ...
to defy conventional wisdom
way; method; means; resource; course
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous