spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
together; at the same time; same; identical
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
present; current; in operation
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
overlooking; turning a blind eye
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still