periodic; regular; routine
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
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
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
the world in general; society; convention
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
one day; (on) a certain day
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
story; tale; talk; discussion
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to devour; to bite to death
very interesting; of great interest
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
surroundings; environs; circumference
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
superstition; superstitious belief
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of