he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
smoothly; easily; readily
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
on and after; from ... onward; since
(not) even once; (not) ever
research; study; investigation
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
curse; spell; malediction
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
because of; owing to; due to
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be pleased with; to suit
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
memory; sense; experience
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be helpful; to be useful
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
interruption; suspension; break