involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
naturalization; naturalisation
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
entry into port; arriving in harbor
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
legal; lawful; legitimate
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
useless resistance; vain struggle
inspection; examination; check
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
evening; last night; yesterday evening
very busy (person or thing)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around