systematic; organized; organizational
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
West Indies; Western India
rhyme; lime (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
counter for (small) boats
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
crew member; crewman; crew
blow; shock; strike; batting
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
health; healthy; sound; fit
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)