authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
globular shape; spherical shape
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be greenish; to be tinged green
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
at first; in the beginning; originally
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clear; precise; definite; distinct
semi-transparent; translucent
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
family; relatives; dependents; household
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
maintenance; preservation; improvement
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot