flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
in public; in company; in the presence of others
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
patience; endurance; perseverance
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
at the window; by the window; next to the window
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way