eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
several years; a few years
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to leave this world; to die
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
clergyman; churchman; clergy
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
educator; teacher; educationalist
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)