use; utilization; utilisation; application
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
surroundings; environs; circumference
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
leather cover; leather binding
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to lean against; to set against
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
exhibition; display; putting on show
otherwise; or else; if not
naturalist; natural historian
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to ask; to enquire; to query
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out