to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
safety; welfare; well-being
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register
plane crash; fall (accident)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
while alive; during one's lifetime
job (responsibility) of a section
rather; better; instead; if anything
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
be on your guard!; take care!
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
release; liberation; acquittal