testimony; (verbal) evidence
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
assertion; declaration; affirmation
flight; desertion; escape
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
long time; several hours; long spell
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
crescent moon; young moon
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to pack; to box; to package
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
scale; scope; plan; structure
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper