trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
foundation stone; cornerstone
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
head; brains; intellect; understanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
construction; establishment
to name; to call; to christen; to term
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
transfer; transport; removal
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
military vessel; war fleet
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter