errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
power; authority; jurisdiction
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
source of river; fountainhead
to get thin; to taper off
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
this and that; one thing and another
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to open (up) a Pandora's box
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
extreme north; North Pole
accumulation; accumulate; store