patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
inside a room; interior of a room; inside a bedroom; interior of a bedchamber
control board; control panel; console
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
library; book collection; paperback book
Arabic script; Arabic letter
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
waiting for a ship to depart
approval; license; licence; permission
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
Magellan; Magellan, Ferdinand (1480?-1521; Portuguese explorer)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
private affairs; personal matter
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
the government; Administration
maharaja; maharajah; nawab
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien