regular customer; valued client
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
utmost limits; extremity; limit
trunk (of the body); soma
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
longing for; burning desire
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
every day and every night
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
already known; well-known
cannot be compared with; no match for
the opposite direction; the other way
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to talk; to carry meaning
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to detain; to check; to restrain