incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
this, that and the other; this and that
interference; meddling; butting in
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
cruise; navigation; sailing
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
Imperial tour; royal progress
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
smuggling (people); stowing away
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
bet; wager; stake; gamble
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
planning; project; plan; design
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
sternum; breastplate; plastron
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm