to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
influenced (by); under an influence
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
action; operation; effect; function
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
on the sea; surface of the sea
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
persevering; very patient
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
spread; span; expanse; extent
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest