fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
how; in what way; how about
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
children's story; fairy tale
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
bet; wager; stake; gamble
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
notice; attention; observation
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
technical skill; ability; capacity
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on