edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
long ago; a long time ago; already
to eat up; to consume (completely)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
reality; actuality; hard fact
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
surroundings; environs; circumference
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
this world; the present world
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)