shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
snake; serpent; large snake
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
people; citizens; subjects; folk
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
reality; actuality; hard fact
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
almost; roughly; approximately
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)