to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
one by one; one after another; successively
sending a telegram; telegraph
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
question; inquiry; enquiry
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
again (and again); once again; yet again
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner