sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
discovery; detection; finding
to collect; to assemble; to gather
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
existence; being; presence
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive