copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
estimate (of costs); budget
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
acceleration; speeding up
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
later on; eventually; afterwards
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into