lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
existence; being; presence
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
founder; originator; pioneer
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
percent; per cent; percentage
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
why; how; for what reason
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
so; therefore; and; (and) then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
several hundred; hundreds (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years