such a thing; something like that
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wetting; love affair; lover
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
bad news; news of a death; death notice
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
rain and wind; driving rain
creak; squeak; creaking sound
creak; squeak; rasping sound