advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
connection; link; relationship
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
unprecedented; never seen before
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
custom; habit; customary practice
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
standing firm; holding out
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to be in focus; to come into focus
to recover consciousness; to come to
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
along the river; riverside
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
dusk; nightfall; twilight
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter