rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
without permission; without notice
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
wherein; therein; thereinto
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
wages; pay; rental payment
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp