may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clearing one's throat; cough
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
such ... as; or some such
getting on board; sailor; seaman
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to shake; to sway; to waver
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
inexpert or untrained eyes
sea level; (surface of) sea
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
failure; mistake; blunder
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal