circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
naked eye; the physical eye
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
meteorological observatory
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
to become distant; to recede
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
starting (departure) time
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
first thing in the afternoon
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
baton (of command); order; command; direction
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
great hurry; great haste; rush
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(not) a single person; (no) one
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
financial world; business circles
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
maritime; marine transportation