fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
all present; all concerned; all of us
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
first meeting; first interview with
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
influence (on someone); inspiration
other side; opposite side; other party
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
such a thing; something like that
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
headlock (wrestling move)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to frolic about; to mess around
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to discuss; to talk together
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)