(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
empirically; from experience
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be damaged; to receive damage
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to harm; to cause harm to
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
price; cost; value; worth; value
to indicate; to show; to point to
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around