unbelievable; incredible; implausible
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
instead; but (on the other hand)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)