Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
go that far; to that extent
phantom; vision; illusion
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
last days; the end; one's fate
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell