speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
command; lead; generalship; leadership
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
older sister; lass; young lady
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter