behind; in the rear; in back
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
visual confirmation; sighting
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
knot (nautical mile per hour)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
conviction; belief; confidence
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to repeat; to do something over again
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
third mate; third officer
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
putting into operation; invocation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
all; entire; whole; altogether
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
adds force or indicates command
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun