keeping things tidy and in order
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(secondary) tobacco smoke
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
starting point; starting line
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
license; permit; licence; certificate
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to get a (driver's) license
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
extensive; vast range; wide scope
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)