dozens; scores of; decades
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
foreign voyage; outward voyage
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
license; licence; permission; driver's license
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
... years old; age (of) ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
cruise; navigation; sailing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
hovercraft; air-cushion vehicle; ground-effect machine
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
law observance; obeying the law
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
military secret; classified military material; military aircraft
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
armed forces; military; troops
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
act of violence; violent behavior
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
classification; categorization; sorting
around the world; throughout the world
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
naval port; naval station