quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
still (continuing); as ever; further
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
refining; purification; careful manufacture
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
guess; speculation; supposition
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to some extent; to a certain extent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
single word; a few words; brief comment
suffix for familiar person
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
again; once more; a second time
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
the other day; a few days ago
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to have a talk; to tell a story
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
authenticity; credibility
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as