immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Columbus; Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
beginning; outset; first; onset
discovery; detection; finding
prize money; monetary award; reward
100,000; hundred thousand
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
to mix; to stir; to blend
danger; peril; hazard; risk
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hating; strongly disliking
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how much; how many; to what extent
hating; strongly disliking
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly