high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to apologize; to apologise
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the ocean; the great deep
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
getting on board; sailor; seaman
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
lacking a plan; haphazard