to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
confusion; mixing; merger
bodily sensation; sense; experience
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
failure; mistake; blunder
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
settlement; permanent residency
around the world; throughout the world
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(brute) force; using all one's might
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene