crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
sea level; (surface of) sea
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
diving; submerging; going underwater
shoal; wide shallow beach
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to begin to walk; to set out
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
interior; inside; internal
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to come to one's senses; to calm down
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling