pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
tradition; legend; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
of course; certainly; naturally
genuine article; real thing; real deal
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
communication with the dead
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
question; inquiry; enquiry
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher