leaving a matter to chance
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
late at night; small hours of the morning
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
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)
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to face on; to look out on to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
station; office; guardroom
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
stochastic; probabilistic
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bet; wager; stake; gamble
giving something a try because it will not do any harm