serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
guardian; mentor; protector
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
husband and wife; married couple
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
order; sequence; procedure
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
archipelago; group of islands
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
time bell; chime of a time bell
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration