mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
powerful person; influential person
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
essence; true nature; substance; reality
still; even now; to this day
witnessing; observing; sighting
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
personal history; background; career
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
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
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture