unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
established fact; fait accompli
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
what time; (lit.) which hour
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
the ocean; the great deep
but; however; even though; even if
going downstream (in a boat)
inn town; post town; post-station town
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to take; to catch; to capture
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
the matter you have been talking about
stagnation; hindrance; delay
ratification; confirmation
information discovery; disclosure of information
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
outline; summary; gist; basic points
explanation; interpretation
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer