rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
on countless occasions; many a time
order; command; directions; instructions
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to detain; to check; to restrain
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
just one person; only one
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
boy; son; baby boy; young man
birth; creation; formation
name; given name; first name
existence; possession; having; limited company