phantom; vision; illusion
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from here; from this place
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
nod; inclination of the head
to stiffen; to become stiff
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be able to manage somehow or another
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
eardrum; tympanic membrane
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
intercept; interception; counter-attack