lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
polish; improvement; burnishing
former (incumbent); predecessor
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
every place; various places
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
having said that; be that as it may
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to brave a danger; to take a risk
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be flexible; to be accommodating
precondition; prerequisite
wood (for building); lumber; timber
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
requisition; commandeering; conscription
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
spirituality; spiritual nature
liking; taste; preference
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
directly opposite; right in front
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen