to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
to need; to call for; to require
to knead well; to polish; to refine
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
process; course; mechanism
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
what kind of; what sort of; what
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to open (one's eyes) wide
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
guess; conjecture; surmise
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to write down; to record; to register
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
protective coating; protective film; overcoat
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
automatic; intransitive verb
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble