bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
way of speaking; intimation
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
composed expression; clear face
this and that; one thing or another
lost article; something forgotten
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to make one's heart flutter
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)