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rock face

crevice

• a) pole
• b) shaft
• c) flank

braced (against something)

a) projection, protruberance, ledge

• a) deaf
• b) dull, muffled
• c) secret, clandestine
• d) voiceless

to harness, to yoke

to apply oneself to

smooth, sleek

• a) paving stone, flagstone
• b) slab (of stone or concrete)

• a) box, crate
• b) case, casing, body (of a vehicle)
• c) fund raising...
• d) drum ("caisse claire" = snare drum)

• a) solemn
• b) formal

• nf.
• stele, upright pillar with an inscription or design (used as a monument or marker)

mist, haze

pearly

to watch intently

stag, red deer

to graze on, to nibble on

marshy, swampy

lapping (of the waves)

to frighten, to scare away, to alarm

panicked

• a) hull (of a boat)
• b) cockle
• c) shell (of a nut)
• d) bow, loop, curl (of hair)

mahogany

frothy, foamy

helmsman

• a) stripe
• b) "eraflure" scratch

fleshy, plump

• a) thick, bushy
• b) "bien-fourni" = well stocked

• a) gown, robe
• b) toga

Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails.

• a) supple, flexible
• b) smooth, flowing

the open sea

sailboat

sailor, sea man

• a) to wipe, dry
• b) to suffer, endure

rigging

• a) careful, meticulous
• b) neat, tidy

• a) carefully done, meticulouse
• b) well groomed, neat

silky

• a) russet, red
• b) read-head

yard (of a ship)

to collapse, to fall, to slump

to hurtle down

• a) to fight
• b) to contend
• c) to struggle
• d) to wrestle

• a) prominent, projecting
• b) salient, notable

• a) manners, morals
• b) customs, habits
• c) behaviour (zoology)

to comb

• a) to wear, to sport
• b) to bear, to display

• a) launch
• b) rowboat

• a) intrusive, invasive
• b) pervasive

to pitch, to toss about

A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally it meant a post used on a ship or a quay, principally for mooring.

In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist a sail, a flag or a yard.

a bulwark

• a) gait walk
• b) step, action
• c) approach, thought process

gaping

scout

a) footbridge

park

welcome

the period

"cowboys"

to remain, to abide

dimple

edge, margin

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