ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
just because; even if; even though
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
drifting; drift; being adrift
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
story; tale; talk; discussion
to recall; to remember; to recollect
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
at least; at most; (even) just
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
now; the present time; just now; another; more
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
scene; view; prospect; outlook
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point