to be helpful; to be useful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
reality; actuality; hard fact
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
of course; certainly; naturally
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
I see; that's right; indeed
war; fighting; fierce competition
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
danger; peril; hazard; risk
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
so; therefore; and; (and) then
even more; still more; further
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
a few seconds; several seconds
to pause; to have a short intermission
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start