third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
plural; multiple; plural (number)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
unidentifiable; unidentified
retention; maintenance; preservation
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to become clear; to be made public
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
assertion; declaration; affirmation
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet