port city; harbour city; harbor city
maritime; marine transportation
fishing industry; fishery
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
hotel charge; lodging expense
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
cost of a meal (or meals)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
seat at a table; place at a table
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
standard; set; routine; decided
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to rush over; to run up to
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
study of foreign languages; linguistics
letter (of alphabet); character; writing