what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
curse; spell; malediction
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
duty; obligation; responsibility
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
period of time; time slot; time zone
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing