impossible; unlikely; improbable
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to be lacking in options; to be too few
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
on board a ship; aboard a ship
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Island; insula; island; islet
several times; once or twice
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
major dealer; wealthy merchant
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
with these words; while saying
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to rock; to shake; to swing
troublesome; annoying; complicated
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
how long; how far; how much
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate