human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
absorption; suction; attraction
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
preface; foreword; introduction
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
don't you think?; indicates question
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
that's the way it is; such is life
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst