direct control; direct supervision
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
connection; link; relationship
almost; roughly; approximately
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
use; utilization; utilisation; application
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
tenth day of the month; ten days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to serve; to work for; to attend
considerably; greatly; a lot