uninhabited island; desert island
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
to lose sight of; to miss
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
heart; guts; nerve; central part
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
instant; moment; for an instant
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
headlong rush; rushing recklessly