to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
perfect; just right; ideal
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
moving; touching; stirring
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
living by oneself; living alone
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to abandon; to leave behind
guardian; protector; patron; parent
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
transport ship; troop ship
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
good person; virtuous person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
six (long cylindrical things)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
this is why; this means; it is the case that
alternately; in succession