state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
feeling; sense; impression
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
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 ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying