barrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
McDonaldization (institutions in society becoming standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
how long; how far; how much
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to stiffen; to become stiff
dashboard; instrument panel
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to look around; to take a view of
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
vicious circle; vicious cycle