before the gate; in front of the gate
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
single-storied house; single-storied building
sleeping together in a huddle
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
river surface; surface of a river
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
(navigable) canal; waterway
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
river fish; freshwater fish
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)