door; gate; opening; title page
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to change completely; to change suddenly
transparency; degree of clearness
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
here and there; everywhere
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
interference; intervention; meddling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
characteristic; feature; special quality
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
for example; for instance; e.g.
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
capacity; volume; capacitance
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously