swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
10,000,000,000; ten billion
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
entry into port; arriving in harbor
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
remote control; remote operation
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling