plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
world; society; people; the public
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
perfect; complete; flawless
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
inspection; examination; checking
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
military force; military strength
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
on the occasion of; at the time of
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion