wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
mineral deposit; ore deposit
refining; refinement; smelting
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
good-natured; kind; good-quality
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
standard; standard specification
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
comma; decimal point; radix point
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
having no fixed days off; having no regular closing days; having no regular holidays
open every day of the year
good time to buy; time to buy
matter to be checked or investigated
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems