and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sun; saint; San (people); son
author; writer; novelist; artist
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
commuter pass; season ticket
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to understand; to make out
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to grow; to develop; to grow up
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be dead; to be lifeless