bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to live; to reside; to inhabit
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
complementation; supplementation; completion
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
change; transition; vicissitudes
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
if it is (the case that ...)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted