federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
in proportion to; according to; depending on
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
economy class syndrome (occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
installation (esp. software)
making practical; making useful; implementing
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
digitization; digital transformation
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
synesthesia (synaesthesia)