river; stream; River; the ... river
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
public telephone; pay phone
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
setting sail; departure (from a port)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wind and waves; rough seas; discord; quarrel; hardships (of life); adversity
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
outward appearance; apparent
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
strength; power; proficiency; ability
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
very small; tiny; insignificant
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
outward appearance; looks
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
residence; housing; residential building