packing; crating; packaging
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to rain incessantly; to downpour
calm; composed; leisurely
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
very busy (person or thing)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
loveable; very likeable; like very much
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to trample; to crush underfoot
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
smoothly; easily; readily
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to put on airs; to assume importance
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
inspection; examination; survey
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)