strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to come into being; to be born
putting into operation; invocation
to trample; to crush underfoot
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
genuine; authentic; true; real
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
throat; important part; vital area
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
end of life; death; breathing one's last
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
passing the winter; hibernation