to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
real thing; original; actual
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
head; chief; boss; leader
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
having not the slightest idea
to copy (down); to transcribe
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
folding into four; quarto
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun