holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in accordance with; according to
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to use up all one's strength
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
section; cross section; profile
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
looking away; looking aside
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to rush over; to run up to