present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
obscure; vague; ambiguous
simply put; putting it simply; in short
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the reverse; other side; lining
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
strength; power; proficiency; ability
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
already known; well-known
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
change; alteration; modification
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
vitality; (one's) life force
you could say; you might say; verging on the
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too much; excessively; too
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm