clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
means of transportation; means of transport
how; in what way; by what means
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
whether one wants to or not; without choice
combined cargo and passenger ship
important person; strategic person; key figure
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
liner; regularly scheduled ship
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
getting on board; sailor; seaman
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
entreaty; supplication; petition
delivery; transfer; hand-over
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
knot (nautical mile per hour)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
possession; retention; maintenance
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
warring nations; belligerents
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
much less; to say nothing of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence