confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
now that; since; so long as; because
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
how many people; a number of people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
master; teacher; stable master
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
just above; right overhead
to indicate; to show; to point to
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend