chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
important point; strategic position; key point
under control (e.g. of territory)
position; location; base; point; site
base (military, expedition, etc.)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to comfort; to console; to amuse
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
small fraction; small proportion
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations