situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
script; screenplay; scenario
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
right (to do something); authority; power
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
hard-line policy; tough measure
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
existence; possession; having; limited company
flash signal (e.g. between ships); flashing caution signal; accident warning signal
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
plural; multiple; several
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
speed of a boat; draft; draught
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be able to manage somehow or another
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to hide; to keep to oneself