sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
mooring line; mooring rope; painter
bow (of boat); prow; stem
serious wound; serious injury
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
how; in what way; how about; questionable
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
secret; private (information)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
considerably; greatly; a lot
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
stifled (laughter); simmering
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
worthy of special mention
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sense of relief; feeling of relief
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
veil of darkness; curtain of night
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam