skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bedside; near one's pillow
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cache; place to hide something
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
middle of the night; dead of night