salty sea breeze; salt wind
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
barquentine; barkentine; schooner barque
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
favorite; favourite; habitually used
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder