to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
of course; certainly; naturally
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
river; stream; River; the ... river
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
reaching; attaining; arrival
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
loveable; very likeable; like very much