continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
consideration; sympathy; compassion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to repeat; to do something over again
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fifth day of the month; five days
to keep (a person) waiting
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
here and there; in places
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to go to sea; to become a sailor
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.