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worldly affairs; public affairs

6

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

6

ocean liner

1

foliage; leaves of trees

1

patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)

4

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

sound of water

2

spacious; vast; wide

4

opposite bank; farther shore

2

rower; oarsman

1

starboard

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

Tadd; Tad

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

2

scrapped vessel

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

underwater

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

3

clapper

1

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

full speed

1

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

speed

1

over one's shoulder

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

bank; coast; shore

7

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

use; service; purpose

1

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

3

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

3

silence; stillness; quietness

4

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

5

Semites

3

you (plural)

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1