direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
counter for (small) boats
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
planned; scheduled; systematic
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
early (days); initial stage; initial
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
imagination; supposition; guess
otherwise; or else; if not
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
region; limits; stage; level
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
tag; slip; label; sticker
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes