mental condition; state of mind; mentality
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
at once; immediately; right now
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
unskilled; not very good at
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
legend; folklore; tradition
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
there's no smoke without fire
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to face on; to look out on to
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to call in; to invite; to bring in
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hand (over); to deliver in person
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy