ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
big talk; boasting; bragging
each nation; many nations; many countries
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
bow (of boat); prow; stem
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
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
lacking a plan; haphazard
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
along; parallel to; in accordance with
seamanship; (the art of) navigation
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
indescribable; having no way to express
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.