careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
genuine article; real thing; real deal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to lose sight of; to miss
as (for); for; in the capacity of
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
scenery; scene; landscape
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)