battlefield; battleground
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
originally; by nature; from the start
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
getting on board; sailor; seaman
family; relatives; dependents; household
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
very; much; greatly; a lot of
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
by myself; in person; by oneself
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
evening; night; nighttime
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to invite in; to show someone in
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)